How to Reach the Antioxidant RDA

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DESCRIPTION: Even nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day may not reach the minimum recommended intake of antioxidants if one doesn't make the right choices.

This is that laser study I talked about: Antioxidant Level Dynamics (nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-level-dyna…).

What do I mean by daily minimum of antioxidants? You must have missed my last video, Minimum Recommended Daily Allowance of Antioxidants (nutritionfacts.org/video/minimum-recommended-da…).

I used a similar technique to illustrate the potent antioxidant power of spices. See Antioxidants in a Pinch (nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidants-in-a-pinc…).

All fruits and veggies aren't the same. I make this point in different ways in videos like Which Fruit Fights Cancer Better? (nutritionfacts.org/video/which-fruit-fights-can…) and Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidants (nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-inflammatory-anti…).

I have a series of videos on which foods have the most antioxidants. See Antioxidant Content of 3,139 Foods (nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-content-of…) and Antioxidant Power of Plant Foods Versus Animal Foods (nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-power-of-p…). Note these are measured based on test tube tests. There are more sophisticated ways to measure antioxidant activity. See Anti Up on the Veggies (nutritionfacts.org/video/anti-up-on-the-veggies/).

What's the cheapest common source of whole food antioxidants? See Superfood Bargains (nutritionfacts.org/video/superfood-bargains-2/) for a dollar per dollar comparison. What's the cheapest uncommon source? See Dragon's Blood (nutritionfacts.org/video/dragons-blood/).

Are there diminishing returns to getting too many antioxidants? See Maxing Out on Antioxidants (nutritionfacts.org/video/maxing-out-on-antioxid…).

So if we have that bowl of berries in the morning to meet our minimum daily antioxidant needs can we just call it a day?. Hint: the title of my next video is: Antioxidant Rich Foods With Every Meal (nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-rich-foods…).

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-reach-the-antio… and he'll try to answer it!

Image Credit: Anthro_aya, Fritzmb, and Cogdogblog via flickr; and Brian Arthur, Sanjay Acharya, and Henna via Wikimedia.

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