Apple is a fruit that is quite easy to get. The taste is sweet and fresh would make a great snack straight, or turned into juice, salads, and even cakes. But not only taste amazing, apple also has many health benefits. You must know the various health benefits of apples for the day-to-day. So, why not start getting used to enjoy it a daily?
1. Apple is slow food
This fruit contains 5 grams of fiber, or 20 percent of your daily intake needs. Because hard, apple requires you to chew with the patient, and this could signal the body that you're full, before you get too many calories. Natural sweetener in apple enters the bloodstream gradually, helping you keep your blood sugar and insulin levels remain stable, so you feel full longer. This is the opposite of snacks with artificial sweeteners, which makes you hungry again quickly.
2. Apples help you breathe easier
Women, who eat apples during pregnancy, will give birth to a child with a reduced risk of asthma, according to researchers from the UK recently. It also can protect the lungs of adults, lowering the risk of asthma, lung cancer and other diseases.
3. Apples can lower cholesterol
Thanks to two key components, pectin (a type of fiber) and polyphenols (a powerful antioxidant), apples can reduce blood cholesterol levels and prevent oxidation of bad cholesterol, a chemical process that turns it into plaque that clogs arteries. To maximize the benefits of apples, eating apples with the skin. Apple skins have two to six times the antioxidant compounds.
4. Apple could fight cancer
Laboratory test results showed that some compounds in the juicy fruit curb the growth of cancer cells, but will work optimally when the apple is eaten whole (minus the stem and seeds, of course). People who consume more than one apple a day will reduce the risk of some cancers (mouth, esophagus, colon, breast, ovarian, prostate, etc.) amounting to 9-42 per cent.
5. Apples make you smarter
Perhaps because of increased production of acetylcholine, a chemical that transmits messages between nerve cells, apples are thought to keep the brain sharp as you age, increase memory, and potentially reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. This study was just done on animals. But there's nothing wrong if you start trying to get used to eating this nutritious snack.
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