Thursday, February 13, 2014

APPLES: Why they keep the doctor away?

Health benefits of apple:

  • Fight against alzheimer's
Apples contain quercetin, a powerful antioxidant that protects brain cells from degeneration in experimental rats and might do the same in humans.Eat the skin to get maximum disease-fighting compounds.

  • Prevent colon cancer
When the natural fibre in apples ferments in the colon, it produces chemicals that help in fighting against the formation of cancer cells.Other studies shown that procyanidins,one type of antioxidant found in apples, triggered a series of cell signals that resulted in cancer cell death.

  • Stabilize blood sugar
Apples are loaded with soluble fibre, which slows the digestion of food and the entry of glucose into the bloodstream.One group of researchers discovered that women who ate at least one apple a day were less likely to develop diabetes than those who ate none.
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  • Boost gum health
Apples have long been called 'nature's tooth brush'.Though eating an apple doesn't actually cleanse the teeth, biting and chewing one stimulates the gums and the sweetness of apple prompts an increased flow of saliva, which reduces tooth decay by lowering the level of bacteria in the mouth.

  • Prevent high blood pressure
Adults who eat apples are 37 percent less likely to have hypertension, according to a recent food database analysis.

  • Stay slim
Apples are packed with fibre and water, so your stomach will want less food.
Green apple

  • Fend off heart diseases
A fresh apple is an ideal snack.Apples are rich in flavonoids, antioxidants that help prevent heart disease,but you must eat the skin.

  • Fight high cholesterol
Apples are low in calories and high in the soluble fibre pectin, which helps to lower the artery damaging blood cholesterol that is the low density lipoprotein(LDL).

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