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Phytochemicals. What are they? How are they beneficial? Can I just take a pill containing these substances? Are there any negative effects? How do I know whether phytochemicals are research-proven?. Most Commonly Studied Phytochemicals. How do phytochemicals work? Antioxidant -
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Phytochemicals • What are they? • How are they beneficial? • Can I just take a pill containing these substances? • Are there any negative effects? • How do I know whether phytochemicals are research-proven?
How do phytochemicals work? Antioxidant - Hormonal action - Stimulation of enzymes - Interference with DNA replication - Anti-bacterial effect -
Table adapted from: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vol. 99, No. 10, p1280