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Apples are delicious fruits! They have striking colour and a rosy aroma as they belong to the rose family of plants, Rosaceae. They are scientifically known to be full of minerals and vitamins.
Do you know that Apples are a store house of fibres with about 4 grams of fibre enclosed in a medium-sized apple. That’s where the popular saying comes from – “An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away”
The other names for apples are (Seb) in Hindi, (Safarjan) in Guajrati, and (Safarchand) Marathi
Since apples are stuffed with numerous vitamins and minerals, it contributes to a healthy and well protected system. Apples contain plenty of anti-oxidants like flavonoids. polyphenols and vitamin C that help protect the body against harmful bacteria and viruses. Moreover, the beta carotene in it has anti-cancer and anti-cholesterol properties. It is also an excellent source of B-complex vitamins like Thiamine, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine.
Here is how apple fruits benefits health!
Apples have potent anti-cancer abilities that protect the body from the life-sucking cancerous cells. This is the most important apple fruit benefit of all. Scientists from the American Association for Cancer Research, among others agree that the consumption of flavones-rich apples could help reduce your risk of developing pancreatic cancer by up to 23 per cent. And several compounds enclosed in apple peels called triterpenoids, showed potential to anti-growth activities against cancer cells as identified by researchers at Cornell University. In addition, colorectal cancer can be beaten with intake of fibres So the next time you chuck the peels of an apple in the garbage, think of the nutritious value in them!
Apples have high amounts of fibre. When we eat apples, the soluble fibres compete with fats in the intestine. This competition between fibres and fats result in the decrease of absorption of LDL low-density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol levels and increase in absorption of HDL high density lipoprotein or good cholesterol. This how apples and cholesterol levels control in the body is connected.
Apples have an antioxidant known as quercetin which is especially found in red delicious apples. This antioxidant boosts immune system to build the natural defences of the body. The other nutrient present in an apple is vitamin C that has anti-inflammatory properties. Fibres also enhance the immune system. It is because of this that apples are considered to be high immunity boosters.
An experiment performed on mice found that apple consumption in the regular diet results in higher doses of neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Also in Alzheimer’s, the nerve cells of brain are damaged and apple juice which contains flavinoids helps repair the damaged cells. So drinking apple juice can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and can battle against the decaying of the brain.
Phytochemicals and polyphenols are the chemicals that give apple its healing properties which can assist an individual recovering from asthma, breathing problems and improve the general functioning of the lungs.
Research shows that children who consume apple juice regularly showed reduced risks of suffering from asthma attacks and wheezing problems as compared to those who seldom consume apple juice. In contrast, eating whole apples didn’t seem to be of any benefit to the wheezing and asthmatic children.
Another important health benefit of apples is that it aids in fighting off oxygen-free radicals that cause diabetes. Apples are loaded with soluble fibres, the key to blunting blood sugar swings. The high soluble fibre, pectin in apples, helps in controlling blood sugar levels in the body by transporting the sugar into the blood stream at a slower rate. Women who eat at least one apple a day are 28 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who don’t eat apples.
Gall stones form when there’s too much cholesterol in your bile and it solidifies. They are particularly prevalent in obese people. To inhibit gallstones, doctors recommend a diet high in fibre to aid in controlling your weight and cholesterol levels. Apples are rich in pectin fibre that can assist in controlling the cholesterol levels in the body. The fibre does this by helping in reducing the absorption of LDL.
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