Total antioxidant capacity of dietary plants and its role in atherosclerosis prevention

Abstract

The total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in foods can be estimates by means of various laboratory methods. TAC is linked to an antioxidant action of diet on human organism.

A cardioprotective effect of the TAC has been supposed.

Keywords

• Total
• antioxidant
• capacity
• dietary
• plants
• atherosclerosis
• prevention