These antioxidant enzymes include: Superoxide dismutase (SOD): uses copper, zinc, and manganese as cofactors (there is more than one SOD enzyme)
Kanauchi O, Andoh A, AbuBakar S, Yamamoto N
These reasons include DNA damage, oxidative stress, or the shortening of telomeres
Glickstein, L
Methods Study design and participants This present study was nested within a cross-sectional study conducted in public middle schools in Kuwait, as previously described 61,62
182 In two subsequent studies, low-dose curcumin showed a non-significant trend toward lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in acute coronary patients, 183 while high dose-curcumin (14 grams/day) exhibited non-significant increases in total-, LDL-, and HDL cholesterol