10 Benefits of Apples

1.    Losing weight

Studies in Brazil showed that women who ate apples or pears a day for at least 3 diet will lose weight faster than those who do not put fruit in the diet.

2.    Preventing colon cancer

From a study conducted in mice, rats fed an extract from apple skins had a 43% lower risk of developing cancer digestive tract. Based on the research content of pectin in apples who reduce the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, and helps maintain a healthy digestive tract.

3.    Preventing lung cancer

Based on studies conducted on 10,000 people, those who ate the most apples quantities have a 50% lower risk of developing lung cancer. The researchers believe that it contains flavonoids, quercetin and naringin is a role in preventing lung cancer.

4.    Prevent Liver Cancer

Also from the research was also conducted in mice, in addition to lowering the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, apple skin extract in mice also reduces the risk of liver cancer by 57%, because the content of antioxidants in apples, which has the function of detoxification.

5.    Prevent Breast Cancer

A study conducted by Cornell University conducted experiments on mice, and mice that ate an apple a day to have a breast cancer risk 17% lower. While the mice who consumed the apple 3 times a day, had a lower risk of breast cancer of 39%. Although the experiment was tested on mice, but it also have the same effect in humans.

6.    Preventing Asthma

Recent studies show that a child who consumed apple juice every day on a regular basis have a very low risk of respiratory disorder than children who ate the apple juice once a month. In addition, other studies have also shown that children born to a mother who likes to eat apples every day have a lower risk of developing asthma, compared to women who did not consume apple juice.

7.    Controlling diabetes

The content of pectin in apples supplies galacturonic acid, which would decrease the need for the body to release the hormone insulin-a hormone causes diabetes. This is because high insulin production lead to diabetes, therefore apples are also useful for controlling a person is attacked or talent-genetic factors of diabetes.

8.    Preventing Al-zheimer

A study conducted by Cornell University found that the content of quercetin in apples may protect brain from harmful free radicals that trigger the disease and Al-zheimer.

9.    Lowering cholesterol levels

In this case the apple serves to reduce levels of bad cholesterol called LDL. Someone who ate an apple at least 2 times a day lower their bad cholesterol levels as much as 16%.

10. Protecting bones.

Research in France found that the flavonoids in apples called phloridzin useful for post-monopause protect women from osteoporosis problems, and increase bone mass. Boron, another content of apples that also serves to strengthen the bones.