Remember the old saying “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away?” Well, whoever coined that phrase knew what they were talking about!
- New research suggests that eating the proverbial apple a day can reduce the risk of developing asthma.
- According to research from the University of Massachusetts Lowell which suggests that eating apples and drinking apple juice may improve memory and learning.
- Apples contain boron, an essential trace element that helps harden the bones, which can help prevent osteoporosis in women and men.
- Apples are loaded with pectin, a soluble fiber that aids in digestion and may help reduce cancer and heart disease.
- One apple provides as much dietary fiber as a bowl of bran cereal.
- The complex carbohydrates in apples give your body a longer, more even energy boost compared to high sugar snacks. Apples keep you going much longer.
- “An apple packs more cancer fighting antioxidant capability than a 1,500 milligram megadose of vitamin C.”
