Apple fruit benefits

Posted on January 18, 2014 by john in Benefits of fruit

New studies confirm that eating an apple a day keeps cholesterol at bay and helps reduce weight.
Skin also contains antioxidants that help eliminate toxins from the body
the benefits of eating apples, ” miracle fruit ”
Eva knew what he was doing when he accepted the offer of the snake to eat an apple : according to a study published this week, this fruit fends cholesterol and helps to reduce weight

The research led by Dr. Bahram Arjmandi, Department of Nutrition, University of Florida, was presented at the annual meeting of Experimental Biology 2011, being held in the U.S. capital.

I never thought the apples consumed would reduce both the level of bad cholesterol while increasing buenoSegún Arjmandi, animal studies have allowed finding that pectin and polyphenols ( antioxidants present in the skin of apples that help eliminate waste and toxins found in the body ) improve lipid metabolism and lower the production of inflammatory molecules linked to risk of heart disease.

His team analyzed a sample of 160 women between 45 and 65, which were randomly divided into two groups, half consumed an apple a day (75 grams per day for a year ) and the rest consumed raisins during the same time period.

Doctors did blood tests at three, six and twelve months and discovered ” the incredible changes that occur in cholesterol levels after six months of eating an apple a day,” according Arjamandi. Women taking apple reduced by 23 % cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL ), known as “bad” cholesterol, and increased 4 % cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL ) or ” good” cholesterol.

“I never thought that eating apples reduce both the level of bad cholesterol while increasing good ” Arjamandi said.

In addition, the daily consumption of an apple also helped patients reduce weight. Despite ingesting 240 calories a day extra, they lost an average of 1.4 kilos, thanks to the satiating effect of pectin.

“Reducing weight is an added benefit to daily apple intake ” said the doctor, who referred to it as the ” miracle fruit”.