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It’s true. The good [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], old sturdy apple, which has been a staple of the American diet for decades, may just be the original super fruit. The phrase “An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” wasn’t coined without good reason.
Apples Beat Food Contamination
Apples Beat Chronic Disease
One unexpected place where apples may offer benefit is in the prevention of food borne illness (food poisoning). An independent, soon-to-be published study looked at using dried apple peel powder to reduce bacterial counts in meat 1.
This is the chronic inflammation that can lead to heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer, arthritis, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s disease, and more.
These results support earlier research showing that nutrients from apple peels can significantly reduce the growth of bacteria that are known to cause human disease 2.
Apples, their peels in particular, are loaded with a group of anti-inflammatory nutrients called polyphenols. A well-known polyphenol is quercetin (kwer-seh-tin). But you’d be making a mistake to pop a quercetin pill.
Apples and Heart Disease
For the research [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], frozen ground beef, turkey, and pork were purchased and stored for 10 days at refrigerator temperature. Half of the patties were mixed with apple peel powder and half were not. Apple peel powder reduced the aerobic bacterial count in beef patties by 74%, in pork patties by 53%, and in turkey patties by 17%.
There is no standard way to define a fruit as super. Most nutrition and health experts agree that a fruit that offers a combination of excellent nutritional quality and good taste is a super fruit. By these criteria, more than just the exotic [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], heavily marketed fruits are super, none more so than the apple.
Apples are known for their cholesterol lowering ability 7-10. This has an obvious benefit for lowering heart disease risk. Beyond this, apples and apple peels contain dozens of antioxidants, which limit oxidation.
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Consider that every cell in your body conducts ongoing conversations with the cells around it. When inflammation is in balance, these conversations are like a pleasant chat. When inflammation is out of control, cellular communication becomes more like a shouting match. It can lead to cellular “pushing and shoving.”
Apples and Inflammation
Nutrition experts have found that the way to best dampen inflammation in the body is with whole food. The thousands of polyphenols and other nutrients in whole foods work in synergy. Synergy is when two or more things work together so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual parts.
Apples do meet the definition of super fruit. They are nutritional powerhouses, particularly their peels. And they taste fantastic. Unlike many types of fruit, they are portable and convenient. Apples truly are the ultimate, grab-n-go, healthy snack.
Pomegranate, acai, mangosteen, goji … Do these names sound familiar to you? Chances are, they do. These are the super fruits of the moment. Clever marketing has helped propel these foods into the super fruit ranks. But the definition of super fruit is arbitrary.
Many of the health benefits of apples are attributed to their excellent anti-inflammatory properties 3-6. Most people are familiar with acute inflammation. Examples of acute inflammation include a fever or the swelling and pain of an injury. But there is also chronic, low-grade inflammation that can occur in the body everyday.
To better understand oxidation, think about rusting. Rusting is oxidation in the environment. When metal rusts, it no longer functions as it should. This same process happens in the body. We don’t exactly rust, but we do experience the same type of
Apples’ potential health benefits go far beyond food safety. In the realm of chronic disease, the question should be, “What can’t apples do?” Apples are a well-studied fruit. And the research supports that the health benefits of apples are many.
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