In 1860 in Pembroke shire, Wales someone spouted the phrase, "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread." An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
But will it?
Apples are native to central Eurasia -- what is now Kazakhstan and have been spread across the world by traders and travelers over the centuries.
1,500 years ago, apples appeared in Ayurveda medicine, an ancient holistic practice, and apples were thought of as healthful by the ancient Anglo-Saxon and Roman societies.
This phrase firstly used in 1922, and unsurprisingly, it's stuck around! Also unsurprisingly, since people say it all the time, science studied it, and apples are
healthful! It is very helpful for health if you eat an apple every day it could prevent 8,500 vascular related deaths in people over 50, according to the British Medical Journal. A 2011 study from the Journal of the American Heart Association found people who ate "white" fruits and vegetables, apples, and pears, for example, had a 52 percent lower incidence of stroke and heart attack.
Are they some kind of miracle fruit?
I mean, not the actual miracle fruit that makes things taste funny, but like, a specially
healthful one?
Apples contain the following building blocks as broken down by How Stuff Works. You
may have seen this on some processed labels, apples contain them naturally, it's a form
of fiber-related to reducing blood pressure, LDL, and glucose levels.
Boron: which supports healthy bones and brains. Quercetin is a flavonoid that may reduce damage from free radicals, atoms in the body with unpaired electrons which can damage cells. Free radicals can damage DNA, so reducing them has been linked to lower risks of cancers, Alzheimer's, and age-related problems.
Vitamin C, A, E, and beta carotene also fight free radicals, boost immune response, reduce the risk of heart disease, asthma, and diabetes.
Guys, all that sounds pretty frickin AWESOME TO ME. According to the Institute of Food Research, apples also contain polyphenols, which can block a protein receptor called VEGF, which helps cancer progress in the body! Polyphenols are found naturally in fruits, vegetables, green tea etc. But the thing is, apples aren't alone in these properties. Pears contain a lot of the same nutrients. So do Many fruits and berries. Compounds in cranberries and blueberries fight urinary tract infections, blackberries and strawberries have fiber, bananas have potassium: which boosts heart and muscle . They ALL have a lot of fructose though, which in large quantities ISN'T great…
If you ate only apples, you'd become severely malnourished; no one thing can sustain the human body -- we need a variety of things. An apple may keep the doctor away, but it's not going to do it alone.
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