Research gives apples an all-around thumbs up
Vienna, Va. – Turns out whoever penned
that centuries-old adage about "an apple a day" was right: A
newly-released study is reporting that components found in apples may
keep the doctor away by reducing the risk of many chronic diseases,
including heart disease, cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes and asthma.
Researchers at the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki,
Finland, reported their findings in the September American Journal of
Clinical Nutrition. Their conclusions were based on ongoing research of
10,054 Finnish men and women that began in 1966. They sought to study
the potential association between intake of the flavonoid class of
plant-based "phytonutrients" and reduced risk of several chronic
diseases. "Of all the main flavonoid sources, apple intake was
associated with [a reduced risk of] almost all of the chronic diseases
considered," the authors, led by Dr. Paul Knekt, wrote.
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