10 reasons to eat an apple a day

Posted on May 24, 2014 by john in Benefits of fruit

If there is a fruit to all that is apple. We can get in any of its varieties 12 months of the year and should not miss any day in our diet, sure after knowing its benefits, you will think eating an apple every day: Starking, Royal, Red Delicious… for everyone.

Here are 10 reasons to consume :

1 - We hydrates, due to its high water content, more than 80 %

2 - It is diuretic and reduces blood pressure due to its high potassium content.

3 - Not known for their vitamins but has vitamin E, has a strong antioxidante.3 - soluble and insoluble fiber, if we eat raw skin and prevents us from constipation. If we can improve we diarrhea by eating roasted or stewed.

4 - The skin has pectin, a type of fiber that protects our intestinal mucosa, so we can consume well washed skin to get their protective benefits of our digestive tract. Pectin has a possible protective role against certain cancers such as colon.

5 - The real secret of the block is not in your vitamins, among which stands out not almost any fruit, if not numerous phytochemicals and pectin that prevent cancer, diabetes and lower blood cholesterol levels. A pair of medium apples can reduce blood cholesterol by 10%.

6 - Thanks to quercetin, another phytochemical that has the apple prevents cardiovascular problems, asthma and other inflammatory diseases such as arthritis.

7 - Has as malic acid or tartaric who can help us digest fat if we eat dessert after an unbalanced food, in addition to the blood glucose rise slowly after eating ( preventing diabetes) through the soluble fiber.

8 - Apples are rich in antioxidants, but not all varieties are equal, red apple being the highest antioxidant capacity, as it has more than 20,000 ORAC ( unit that measures the free radical scavenging molecules that oxidize and age we ).

9 - We can conserve several weeks without spoilage and can carry up to mid-morning or afternoon snack, it’s a great way to take her children to school.

10 - An apple before lunch or dinner satisfy us, we get to avoid too much appetite at the table and facilitate getting a ” flatter stomach ” ” I am what I am what I train as ”