They have oxidative effects on the body, creating free radicals which have been shown to be one of the major causes of all diseases.

Additional oxygen abundance creates additional free radicals and increases the damage to the target tissue.

Additionally, during the period of oxygen deprivation, materials that can easily create free radicals build up.

The sun creates free radicals, which wreak havoc on your cells and set you up for diseases like skin cancer.

"Religions create radicals and fanatics like you!"

Radiolysis from gamma rays can create strongly active free radicals in solution.

Too much iron in the body can create free radicals which could influence the degeneration of the blood-brain barrier.

Just by breathing and breaking down food, our body creates free radicals, or molecules with unpaired electrons.

Ionising radiation kills cells indirectly by creating reactive free radicals.

Sun damage, which is caused by ultraviolet rays, creates free radicals in our bodies.