Love is like antioxidants

Dear Food Blog,
The media are yelling at me about how great antioxidants are. But, what are they?
-Curious

Dear Curious,
Antioxidants are the new terrorism. It’s just a fancy buzzword for what we used to call things like Vitamin C. Or, if we get down on our hands and knees and examine the etymology of the word, we see that it says "anti" – against, and "oxidant" – oxidation or exposure to oxygen. So apparently we want to eat things that prevent oxidation. Why? Well just look at what happened to Lady Liberty. Years of oxidation have made her green and crusty.

Love,
The floggers


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