Which of the following is a characteristic of free radicals?
A) They are destroyed by cigarette smoking.
B) They arise from normal metabolic reactions.
C) They typically stop chain reactions associated with the production of peroxides.
D) They are known to accumulate even in the presence of abundant antioxidant nutrients.
E) They are more common in infants and children than adults and the elderly.
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