Many different research companies and universities are searching for ways to increase antioxidant levels in foods and plants. Several major universities and companies are listed below, along with a brief description of their current area of research or recent discoveries concerning ways to reduce the risk of diseases.

Monsanto is an agricultural company that applies research and technology to assist farmers produce healthier products, conserve more, and decrease agriculture's environmental impact. Monsanto has developed Omega-3 soybeans to produce oil that has healthy Omega-3 fatty acid content. An increased intake of Omega-3 soybeans will increase your health and lower the risk of diseases. (Citation 21)

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has been researching vitamins and antioxidants for over a decade. A major field of research is "carried out to determine the minimal amounts of vitamins that are needed to perform their necessary action". Also, evaluating the potential of antioxidant vitamins for the prevention of diseases has been a field of in-depth research. (Citation 14)

The Human Nutrition Research Center of Aging of Tufts University "studies to understand the role of dietary antioxidants, particularly the flavonoids in conjunction with vitamins C and E, on free radical reactions and changes in oxidative stress status during aging. These projects contribute to the description and prediction of the impact of antioxidants and oxyradicals on age-related changes in nutrient requirements and chronic degenerative conditions". Their objective is to explore the relationship between nutrition, aging and health. (Citation 15)

At the University of California, Davis, researchers have found a compound that activates the response of oxidative stress in cells. This compound activates the antioxidant response element that will "regulate the expression of a number of detoxifying and antioxidative enzymes that play an essential role in eliminating carcinogens and oxidants from the body". This can prevent diseases that are triggered by oxidative stress. (Citation 22)

The Institution of Medicine of the National Academies is a nonprofit organization outside of the government that serves as an adviser to the nation to improve health. Their studies have provided quantitative recommendations for the intake of selenium, vitamin E, and vitamin C. New recommendations in the study include that "alpha-tocopherol is used for estimating vitamin E requirements and recommending daily vitamin E intake". (Citation 17)

The mission of the Webb-Waring Institute for Cancer, Aging, and Antioxidant Research of the University  of Colorado, Denver is to conduct biomedical research that improves the treatment, understanding, and prevention of diseases. They have found that oxidative stress is linked to diseseases such as AIDS, heart attack, stroke, ALS, oxygen toxicity, the acute respiratory distress syndrome, emphysema, and asthma. (Citation 16)

 
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