Health & Apples (article)

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Amazing Apple - Tasty, crunchy, miracle fruit.

Health & Apples

We all know eating fresh apples is good for you. In fact, the common

adage " an apple a day, " is based on scientific fact. To get the full

nutritional benefits associated with apples, you should eat at least

one fresh apple every day. The 3-Apple-a-Day Plan takes it one step

further. We recommend eating three fresh apples every day, one before

each meal. Eating an apple before each meal means most likely eating

less of the things you (and your waistline) will regret later.

FIBER

A medium size apple, about the size of a tennis ball, contains 5

grams of fiber, 20% of the recommended daily fiber intake.

Apples contain both types of fiber needed to keep the digestive

system healthy and functioning - soluble and insoluble. Pectin, the

soluble fiber in apples, lubricates the colon, helping to ease the

elimination of wastes. Pectin also helps to prevent cholesterol

buildup in the lining of blood vessel walls. The insoluble fiber in

apples, mainly in the skin, provides bulk in the digestive tract,

helping to bulk up and move food quickly through the intestines.

Weight Loss

Apples are a delicious source of dietary fiber, which aids digestion

and promotes weight loss. A medium sized apple, about the size of a

tennis ball, contains about 80 calories, 5 grams of fiber and almost

no fat or cholesterol.

The fiber in apples helps to make you feel fuller, which is part of

the reason why the 3-Apple-a-Day Plan suggests that you eat an apple

before each meal. And the complex sweetness of apples helps to

satisfy sugar cravings, while the juice in apples helps to keep you

hydrated. Apples are also very portable. It is easy to keep one in

your purse or lunch box, to satisfy those mid-day snack attacks

without binging on high-calorie, high-fat foods.

Cancer Prevention

Over the past four years, in several studies, apple consumption has

been linked with reduced cancer risk. A 2001 Mayo Clinic study

indicated that quercetin, a flavonoid abundant in apples, helps

prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells. A Cornell University

study indicated phytochemicals in the skin of an apple inhibited the

reproduction of colon cancer cells by 43 percent. The National Cancer

Institute has reported that foods containing flavonoids, like those

found in apples, may reduce the risk of lung cancer by as much as 50

percent.

- Carcinogenesis (March, 2001)

- Nature (June, 2000)

- Journal of the National Cancer Institute (January, 2000)

Healthy Lungs

Two recent British studies indicated that eating apples could improve

lung health. A study of Welsh men indicated that people who ate at

least five apples per week experience better lung function.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham reported that those who

ate five apples per week also had a lower risk for respiratory

disease. In the Netherlands at the University of Groningen, apples

were singled out as a fruit that could cut smokers' risk of COPD

(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in half. Scientists believe

antioxidants found in apples may ward off disease by countering

oxygen's damaging effects on the body.

- American Thoracic Society Meeting (May, 2001)

-Thorax (January, 2000)

Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

A Finnish study published in 1996 showed that people who eat a diet

rich in flavonoids have a lower incidence of heart disease. Other

studies indicate that flavonoids may help prevent strokes.

-The British Medical Journal (1996)

 

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[Guest guest]

About the advice of eating an apple

before a meal: works great for some,

gives others horrid heartburn.

 

As always, TUNE in to YOUR body.

 

Ien in the Kootenays

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[Guest guest]

---edgar cayce said that eating raw apples was not good unless one

was doing a detox

 

cooking them was no problem

 

phill In , " spreadwingsdove "

<spreadwingsdove wrote:

>

> Amazing Apple - Tasty, crunchy, miracle fruit.

> Health & Apples

> We all know eating fresh apples is good for you. In fact, the

common

> adage " an apple a day, " is based on scientific fact. To get the

full

> nutritional benefits associated with apples, you should eat at

least

> one fresh apple every day. The 3-Apple-a-Day Plan takes it one

step

> further. We recommend eating three fresh apples every day, one

before

> each meal. Eating an apple before each meal means most likely

eating

> less of the things you (and your waistline) will regret later.

> FIBER

> A medium size apple, about the size of a tennis ball, contains 5

> grams of fiber, 20% of the recommended daily fiber intake.

> Apples contain both types of fiber needed to keep the digestive

> system healthy and functioning - soluble and insoluble. Pectin,

the

> soluble fiber in apples, lubricates the colon, helping to ease the

> elimination of wastes. Pectin also helps to prevent cholesterol

> buildup in the lining of blood vessel walls. The insoluble fiber

in

> apples, mainly in the skin, provides bulk in the digestive tract,

> helping to bulk up and move food quickly through the intestines.

> Weight Loss

> Apples are a delicious source of dietary fiber, which aids

digestion

> and promotes weight loss. A medium sized apple, about the size of

a

> tennis ball, contains about 80 calories, 5 grams of fiber and

almost

> no fat or cholesterol.

> The fiber in apples helps to make you feel fuller, which is part

of

> the reason why the 3-Apple-a-Day Plan suggests that you eat an

apple

> before each meal. And the complex sweetness of apples helps to

> satisfy sugar cravings, while the juice in apples helps to keep

you

> hydrated. Apples are also very portable. It is easy to keep one in

> your purse or lunch box, to satisfy those mid-day snack attacks

> without binging on high-calorie, high-fat foods.

> Cancer Prevention

> Over the past four years, in several studies, apple consumption

has

> been linked with reduced cancer risk. A 2001 Mayo Clinic study

> indicated that quercetin, a flavonoid abundant in apples, helps

> prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells. A Cornell University

> study indicated phytochemicals in the skin of an apple inhibited

the

> reproduction of colon cancer cells by 43 percent. The National

Cancer

> Institute has reported that foods containing flavonoids, like

those

> found in apples, may reduce the risk of lung cancer by as much as

50

> percent.

> - Carcinogenesis (March, 2001)

> - Nature (June, 2000)

> - Journal of the National Cancer Institute (January, 2000)

> Healthy Lungs

> Two recent British studies indicated that eating apples could

improve

> lung health. A study of Welsh men indicated that people who ate at

> least five apples per week experience better lung function.

> Researchers at the University of Nottingham reported that those

who

> ate five apples per week also had a lower risk for respiratory

> disease. In the Netherlands at the University of Groningen, apples

> were singled out as a fruit that could cut smokers' risk of COPD

> (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) in half. Scientists

believe

> antioxidants found in apples may ward off disease by countering

> oxygen's damaging effects on the body.

> - American Thoracic Society Meeting (May, 2001)

> -Thorax (January, 2000)

> Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention

> A Finnish study published in 1996 showed that people who eat a

diet

> rich in flavonoids have a lower incidence of heart disease. Other

> studies indicate that flavonoids may help prevent strokes.

> -The British Medical Journal (1996)

>

> source: http://www.3applepl an.com/AmazingAp ple/

>

>

> Have a great weekend!

> http://groups. / group/minimalisticliving/

>

> " in my dreams, your dreams come true.... "

>