Are free radicals helpful?

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Free radicals are very helpful in immune system. They are generated as part of our defense mechanism. There is a constant production of free radicals in the body due to several metabolic processes. However free radicals become nuisance when the threshold level increases beyond the control of antioxidant system of our body.

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