“…Oxidative stress, which results in changes in the redox status of cells, plays important roles in aging as well as in many diseases, including malignancies, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, atherosclerosis, ischemia, autoimmunity, and HIV infection (14,15) Free radicals also are involved in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis (6). Dietary antioxidants (18,25), levels of plasma antioxidants (5,24), and oxidative stress (4) have been all linked with bone density and the risk of hip fracture. At the cellular level, ROS have been found to stimulate osteoclastic bone resorption (22,23) and osteoclast differentiation (3,9), whereas free radical scavengers and antioxidants are inhibitory.…”