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