Is the Free Radical Theory of Aging Wrong?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In the 1990s we thought we’d identified the root cause of aging: nasty molecules called free radicals that wreaked havoc on our cells. Even better, we’d figured out how to counteract them with loads of antioxidants. Then science started raising questions.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
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0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
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0:31.5	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
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0:42.6	I'm Josh and there's Chuck and there's Jerry and we're all looking
0:46.6	vibrant and healthy and just so alive and sexy.
0:50.7	That makes us stuff you should know.
0:52.8	Jerry's coat is shiny.
0:54.8	It is.
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0:59.4	Do you remember that?
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1:17.5	which I love.
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