Discover the properties and benefits of apple this great fruit

Properties and benefits of apple!

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, we all have heard this popular proverb and apparently science proves it to be absolutely right! Discover the properties and benefits of apples and how they can help get better and in shape.

The “Mela”, from latin malum, is the fruit of “Melo” the tree that has its origin in Central Asia and the evolution of the apple trees dates back to the Neolithic period. In Italy there are about 2000 varieties.

The apple is also a multi-seasonal fruit i.e. it is found throughout the year but the natural ripening ranges from late August to mid-October.

The Apple is rich of properties and benefits due mainly to its antioxidant power because it contains important vitamins such as provitamin A, vitamins B1, B2, B6, and C, citric acid, malic acid, niacin and folic acid, together with flavonoids and carotenoids, by the antioxidant effect precisely.

BENEFITS OF APPLE

Apples are very rich in vitamins and nutrients and consequently bring many benefits to our organism, lets see which are are the main ones:

LOWERS CHOLESTEROL: Apples are rich in pectin and thanks to its action the level of the “bad” cholesterol (LDL) can be lowered to 16% eating about two per day or in any case on a regular basis.
ADJUSTS THE LEVELS OF DIABETES: And here again the pectin which is found in this fruit provides the requirements of galacturonic acid of the body, reducing the need to introduce sugars.
HELPS LOSE WEIGHT: A recent American study showed that people who eat regularly apples but with the skin, which is rich in fibres and vitamins, feel satied quicker and longer, and at the same time feel a reduction of the nervous hunger which is the first cause of weight gain.
HELPS IN THE PREVENTION OF CANCER: According to several studies usually eating apples helps prevent lung cancer, breast cancer, liver and colon cancer.
According to one American study conducted on about 10,000 patients who introduced Apples in their daily diet reduced by 50% the possibility of becoming ill due to the high concentration of naringin and quercetin flavonoids, with regards to lung cancer, while with regards to breast and liver cancer the possibilities of becoming ill are lowered by 17% eating an apple a day, 39% eating three and 44% eating four. Thanks to the pectin also the intestine is cleaned well, hence there is less possibility of illness even in the colon.
HELPS WITH ASTHMA: Recent studies have shown that children who suffer from asthma and drink apple juice regularly suffer less attacks rather than those who drink it in a smaller amount and with less regularity.

We must admit that our ancestors were absolutely right to recommend an apple a day!!!!

Some people are always in doubt when it comes to losing weight with fruit, if on the one hand it is always recommended to eat fruit and vegetables, on the other hand we find people who claim that fruit being rich in fructose i.e. a sugar should not be eaten in the course of a weight loss diet.

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