Here are some of the most amazing apple benefits that you probably don’t know yet!
APPLE BENEFITS – “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” and this is all because of these impressive health benefits we can get by eating apples.
A statement mentioned above is already an old cliche but it is indeed beneficial to have a single apple a day to keep your body healthy and help you in so many ways. This popular fruit is antioxidants, vitamins, dietary fiber, and a range of other nutrients that may help prevent several health conditions.
The apple has the following antioxidants: quercetin, catechin, phloridzin, and chlorogenic acid. It has been said that it is loaded with a lot of health benefits like improved gut health and reduce the risk of conditions like stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and some cancers.
Talking about the health benefits it has, here are the others that you probably don’t know yet:
- The skin contains two-thirds of the fiber and has antioxidants. Wash it well before eating. The greatest benefits come if you eat both the flesh and the skin.
- A medium apple (182 grams) has the following:
- Calories: 95
- Carbs: 25 grams
- Fiber: 4 grams
- Vitamin C: 14% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
- Potassium: 6% of the RDI
- Vitamin K: 5% of the RDI
- It may help weight loss because the fiber and water it has are both filling making you consume lesser calories.
- It has soluble which is good for the heart that helps lower blood cholesterol levels and polyphenols to reduce blood pressure and risk of stroke.
- The polyphenols it has are also linked to the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
- It has compounds that may lower the risk of cancer as per an article from Healthline.
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