Micronutrients & recovery
Dietary administration of adequate amounts of antioxidants improves immune function and increases longevity by reducing chronic oxidative and inflammatory stress.
To support healthy aging, incorporate adequate dietary antioxidants to help manage oxidative stress. This supports immune function and may contribute to increased longevity, as aging is significantly influenced by lifestyle factors rather than just genetics.
A confirmation of the central role of the immune system in oxi-inflamm-aging is that the administration of adequate amounts of antioxidants in the diet, improves the immune functions, decreasing their oxidative stress, and consequently increases the longevity of the subjects.
Why this rating
The paper is a review/theoretical framework citing various studies (including animal models like Drosophila and mice), but lacks a specific human clinical trial protocol in the text provided.
Source
An Update of the Oxidation-Inflammation Theory of Aging: The Involvement of the Immune System in Oxi-Inflamm-Aging
Mónica De la Fuente et al. · Current Pharmaceutical Design · 2009
DOI 10.2174/138161209789058110
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