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Saturday, August 21, 2010

An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away...Why?

About the nutritional content, a medium sized apple contains the vitamins B1 , B2 , B3 , B5, B6, B9 and C, as well as the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium and the combination of vitamins, minerals and other components act together, providing more benefits than the individual components alone in separate foods and here are some benefits of apples ;

-Antioxidants as results from researches indicate that apple peels phytochemicals have potent antioxidant activities, and may be partially responsible for the cancer prevention

-Cancer Prevention as studies have shown that quercetin found in apples reduces the cancer risk of prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer as researchers believe this is due to the high levels of the flavonoids quercetin and naringin in apples.

-Strengthen Bones as apples may protect post-menopausal women from osteoporosis and may also increase bone density. Boron, another ingredient in apples, also strengthens bones.

-Weight Loss as regular consumption of apples can promote healthy weight loss.

-Anti-inflammatory as researches proved that the flavonoid quercetin, which is present in apples, has anti-inflammatory activity.

-Diabetes Management as the pectin in apples supplies galacturonic acid to the body which lowers the body's need for insulin and may help in the management of diabetes.

-Help Asthma as a one recent study shows that children with asthma who drank apple juice on a daily basis suffered from less wheezing than children who drank apple juice only once per month. Another study showed that children born to women who eat a lot of apples during pregnancy have lower rates of asthma than children whose mothers ate few apples.

-Alzheimer's Prevention as apples may protect brain cells from the kind of free radical damage that may lead to Alzheimer's disease.

8 comments:

Admin said...

wooow, ilove apples... i was eating too much b4..... i will start again :)

Ayah Ahmed said...

But remember,u r keeping the doctor away ;) :( :D

Admin said...

:DD it's good thing to keep the doctor away, isnt it doc :D

Ayah Ahmed said...

Nope :P
Just don't eat much apples,Friend ;) :D

Admin said...

okay, i will take ur advise...

Ayah Ahmed said...

4get about my advice .. it doesn't matter now coz that doctor is away anyway ..

Admin said...

i dont thinks so :) doctor is still alive, isnt she? sooo :))

Ayah Ahmed said...

And do u really care if she is alive or not ?! I dun think so anyway ...

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