BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Electronic personal health records (PHRs) allow patients access to their medical records, self-management tools, and new avenues of communication with their health care providers.
FDA issues guidance on antioxidants. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published guidance to help small companies comply with the labeling of antioxidant products and high potency products. The Small Entity Compliance Guide sets out the agencyâs position âin plain languageâ regarding the use of the nutrient content claims on dietary supplement products.
Antioxidants are organic compounds found in food especially in brightly colored vegetables and grains. Common antioxidants in food include: vitamin A, C and E; beta-carotene, lycopene and the trace mineral selenium.Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by donating an electron. However, the donating antioxidants become free radicals in the process with one exception, glutathione, which is created by the liver.ommon antioxidants in food include: vitamin A, C and E; beta-carotene, lycopene and the trace mineral selenium. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals by donating an electron.