Editorial: Impact of oxidation on nutrition: source, absorption and health effects

Nutritional science increasingly recognises the importance of understanding how oxidative stress 10 impacts health. This Research Topic attracted ten contributions, nine of which are based on the 11 analysis of health-related data gathered in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 12 (NHANES) from a representative sample of the U.S. population through in-person interviews and 13 medical examinations (1). 14 Eight of these NHANES-based studies examined potential associations between the oxidative 15 balance score (OBS) and various diseases and mortality in adults aged 20 years and older.