Potential Benefits of Antioxidant Phytochemicals on Endogenous Antioxidants Defences in Chronic Diseases

EDITORIAL Chronic diseases and cancer are worldwide health problems which result in death and disability for millions of people. Numerous epidemiological studies and meta-analyses have suggested that many natural phytochemicals display health-promoting advantages, including the prevention of the most common chronic diseases and cancer. However there are very important topics that need further deepening. Hence, there is still a need to continue in the field of oxidative stress research in chronic diseases and the correlated therapeutic approach, both with diets rich in phytochemicals and antioxidant supplementation. In this Special Issue “Potential benefits of antioxidant phytochemicals on endogenous antioxidants’ defences in chronic diseases the authors emphasized the role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of different chronic diseases and dug deep into the mechanisms underlying the potential benefits produced by phytochemical antioxidants. In addition, there was a general consensus on the fact that further in vivo studies are needed to recommend phytochemical antioxidants as an alternative/adjuvant option in the treatment of chronic diseases.