| Fact or fiction; nursery rhyme or just the plain truth; | | | | effects of LDL (bad cholesterol). |
| Let's look at some scientific research that will shed a | | | | Apples – Reduced Cancer Risk in Several Studies |
| little light on the subject. | | | | A Mayo Clinic study in 2001 suggests that flavonoid, |
| Apples – Health Benefits to The Whole Body | | | | quercetin, abundant in apples helps reduce the |
| Believe it or not apples have the potential of | | | | development of prostate cancer cells. |
| decreased risk of cancer and heart disease as well as | | | | Phytochemicals in the skins of apples have shown the |
| a multitude of other health benefits. | | | | reproduction of colon cancer cells to slow down by 43 |
| Some more recent research suggests the fiber and | | | | percent from another study done at Cornel University. |
| phytonutrients have been found to help in the lowering | | | | Other studies have shown a 50 percent reduction in |
| of blood cholesterol, a reduction in the risk of stroke, | | | | the risk of lung cancer if foods containing flavonids, like |
| improved bowel function, (go figure ;-) as well as a | | | | those found in apples, are consumed. |
| benefit to prostate cancer, asthma, and type 2 | | | | I don't know about you but I love apples, all varieties! |
| diabetes. | | | | And if they are as helpful to my body as these studies |
| There were also 46 percent reductions in the incident | | | | suggest then maybe I should be eating even more of |
| of lung cancer associated with diets that have the | | | | them, how about you? |
| highest consumption of apple phytonutrients shown in | | | | In the next article (part 2) we will continue to see some |
| a documented study from the country of Finland. | | | | more benefits of eating apples and how they can help |
| These findings indicate that 12 ounces of 100% apple | | | | promote weight loss. |
| juice or two apples a day reduced the damaging | | | | |