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What is Antioxidants? Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our foods which can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our body. When our body cells use oxygen, they naturally produce free radicals (by-products) which can cause damage.

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Reasons Taken

9 patients in the community are taking or have taken Antioxidants.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 4 44%
General health 3 33%
Other 2 22%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Antioxidants.

  0 mg day 0 day 15 mg day 400 mg day 800 mg day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Antioxidants or how long patients were taking Antioxidants before stopping.

Currently taking Antioxidants

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
2
2
1

Stopped taking Antioxidants

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
1
0
1
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Antioxidants (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 2 67% Other: 67%
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1 33% Expense: 33%


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