High in fiber (about 5 grams). We need about 25-35 grams per day.
The soluble fiber in apples is called pectin and can decrease appetite for up to four hours.
Apples exert a stabilizing effect on your blood sugar despite their sugar content. This is in part because of their fiber content, but also because they contain phloretin: a flavonioid-type, blood sugar stabilizing phytonutrient found exclusively in apples.
Eating apples can lower your risk of type 2 diabetes because of the antioxident activity of quercetin, which is in the skin.
Eating the peels also appear to inhibit the growth of liver cancer and colon caners
Apples contain a wide variety of anit-inflammatory, anti-cancer phytonutrients.
Apples may play a role in reducing the risk of cancer, heart disease, asthma and type 2 diabetes when compared to other fruits and vegetables
Apple consumption was positively associated with increased lung function
Apple consumption was positively associated with weight loss
Resource: Perrricone, Nicholas. The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Now we know why. If weight loss and healthy living is on your plate it makes sense to add apples into your diet today!
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In good health,
Marie
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