By Claire Georgiou, Reboot Naturopath, B.HSc ND
Apples are a popular, versatile fruit that are enjoyed all around with world. Consuming fruit regularly has been associated with weight loss, improved well-being and a reduction in the risk of many diseases. Just eating a single apple will give you:
The real benefit of apples comes with the phytonutrients that they contain particularly the phenolic compounds, which have a high antioxidant rating. Some of these powerful antioxidant phytonutrient compounds are catechin, procyanidins, chlorogenic acid and ploridizin. These nutrients tend to concentrate just under the skin, so if you can, skip peeling your apple.
Some reported health benefits of apples:
Apples can reduce the risk of stroke – Dutch researchers found that people who consumed atleast 25 grams of white fruits and vegetables (such as apples, pears, onions and mushrooms) daily over a 10 year study found a 9% reduction in stroke. By consuming more we could be potentially reducing it even more. So we could also say “An apple a day keeps strokes away!”
Apples protect brain cells – Apples and some other fruits have been found to play an important role in reducing the risk of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease by protecting neuron cells against oxidative stress-induced neurotoxicity.
Apples offer cancer protection – Apples may offer antimutagenic activity, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory mechanisms, antiproliferative and apoptosis-inducing activity. Regular consumption of apples demonstrates a protective effect against skin, lung, prostrate, colon and breast cancer.
Apples are a great toothbrush – The fruit helps to clean your teeth and brush off plague and other teeth damaging compounds. They also help to neutralize acidic compounds that may disrupt tooth enamel.
Apples are also associated with weight loss and weight control. Eating an apple as a snack can help to keep you full and can help to stabilize your blood sugar levels and this will help you to avoid eating other less nutritious foods.
Claire Georgiou, Mtaalamu wa Matibabu wa Reboot, B.H.Sc.N.D. Apples ni matunda maarufu, ya kila aina ambayo hufurahishwa kote ulimwenguni. Kula matunda mara kwa mara kumehusishwa na kupoteza uzito, kuboresha hali ya afya na kupunguza hatari ya magonjwa mengi. Kwa sababu ya faida ya matunda ya apples, ni muhimu sana kwa phytonutrients ambayo ni pamoja na phenolic misombo, ambayo ina antioxidant kiwango cha juu. Baadhi ya misombo hii yenye nguvu ya antioxidant phytonutrient ni catechin, procyanidins, asidi chlorogenic na ploridizin. Vyakula hivyo vimejikusanya chini ya ngozi, kwa hiyo, ikiwa unaweza, usifanye hivyo. Kwa mfano, utafiti wa mwaka wa 2010 ulionyesha kuwa watu waliokula angalau gramu 25 za matunda na mboga nyeupe (kama vile apples, pears, onions na mushrooms) kila siku walipata upungufu wa asilimia 9 katika ugonjwa wa kiharusi. Kwa kula zaidi tunaweza kuwa uwezekano wa kupunguza hata zaidi. "Kama vile tuzo moja kwa siku inaweka mbali kiharusi, matunda mengine yanaonekana kuwa na jukumu muhimu katika kupunguza hatari ya magonjwa ya neurodegenerative kama vile ugonjwa wa Alzheimer kwa kulinda seli za neva dhidi ya ""oxidative stress-induced neurotoxicity.""" Matofaa hutoa ulinzi dhidi ya kansa <unk> Matofaa yanaweza kutoa shughuli ya antimutagenic, shughuli ya antioxidant, utaratibu wa kupambana na uchochezi, shughuli ya kupambana na kuenea na kuchochea apoptosis. Matumizi ya kawaida ya maapulo yanaonyesha athari ya kinga dhidi ya ngozi, mapafu, prostate, colon na kansa ya matiti. Matofaa ni brashi kubwa ya meno <unk> Matunda husaidia kusafisha meno yako na brush mbali tauni na nyingine meno kuharibu misombo. Pia husaidia kuondoa kemikali zenye asidi ambazo zaweza kuharibu enamel ya meno. Pia, matunda ya mtofaa husaidia kupunguza uzito na kudhibiti uzito. Kula apple kama vitafunio inaweza kukusaidia kuweka wewe kamili na inaweza kusaidia kudumisha viwango vya sukari katika damu yako na hii itakusaidia kuepuka kula vyakula vingine vya lishe.