Apples --- for the Health of it!
This information has flown by and stuck to us over the years, due to the nature of our business, and because we're always on the lookout for such. Where possible, credit is given
and links provided for further reference, but one thing comes through it all: apples and apple products are an exceptionally healthy addition to anyones diet. Grandma surely did know it,
which is why every old farm had apples!
Apple Nutrition Facts
New health findings are proving that the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" is more than just 'folklore' . . . . . so eat, and drink, your apples -- for the health of it!
In April 1999, the peer-reviewed journal Life Sciences reported the
results of an in-vitro research project indicating that antioxidant phytonutrients found in apples and apple juice can fight the damaging effects of the "bad" type of cholesterol.
In 1997, the American Journal of Epidemiology reported on a 25-year study of 10,000 Finnish men that found that intake of antioxidant flavonoids, and in particular the consumption of the flavonoid quercetin found in apples, appeared to reduce the incidence of lung cancer.
Similar research from the same study group in Finland, published in the British Medical
Journal in 1996, connected the same phytonutrients in apples to a reduced risk of heart disease.
At a February 1999 research symposium, researchers representing the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Institute for Cancer Research and American Diabetes Association presented a sample of the overwhelming, ever-growing evidence of the unique health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption. Including
apples in a produce-rich diet can promote heart health, fight diet-related cancers, reduce hypertension, manage diabetes and improve seniors' quality of life.
Apples have no fat, cholesterol or sodium, and are an excellent source
of fiber -- five grams, more than most cereals!
100% apple juice and sweet cider provide more natural juice than the juice "cocktails" or "beverages" on the market.
Apple sauce is a fat-free substitute for oil when baking cakes, muffins and other moist goods.
For more on the nutritional benefits of apple products, read this, from the US Apple Processors, and don't miss the report on phytonutrients from a Univ. of Calif. at Davis study.
For the herbalists viewpoint see here, and there's also a complete nutritional chart from the USDA for whole raw apples.
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