Your medical practitioner was not
lying when (s)he said that, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Apples are
perhaps one of the fruits packed with loads of nutrients. Tagged ‘miracle
fruits’, apples are rich in antioxidants and phytonutrients.
As a component of rich and
healthy food, it is important to include apples in your daily diet.
Interestingly, apples are great additions to breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Some of the health importance of apples are:
Reducing the risk of breast
cancer
According to Hai Lui, by
religiously consuming apples, women could prepare their bodies to being immune
as apples contain Phonetics.
Try including apples to be part
of your daily diet.
Reducing the risk of obesity
Ever wondered why apples always
make up weight-loss diets? This is because the apple fruit contains properties
encouraging weight loss.
Some research has tried to prove
that every species of apple contain bioactive compounds which affects the good
gut bacteria in mammals.
To achieve your weight-loss
goals, get creative with your apple intake by including them in your smoothie
as well as food.
Reducing the risk of diabetes
Studies have discovered that
consuming apples (three servings weekly), contribute more than 5 percent chance
of lowering diabetes (type 2).
An easy way to get used to
including apples in your diet as a preventive against diabetes, is to replace
artificial sugars with apples and other fruits. For instance, substituting
apples for sugar in your cereal.
Improving neurological health
Quercetin is a predominant
antioxidant found in apples and an important compound which helps to reduce
cellular death. These deaths are caused by oxidation of neurons.
A recent study suggests that
apples have the potential of increasing the production of the neurotransmitter
acetylcholine in the brain.
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