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Wednesday August 23, 2006 2:50 am
Apple Nutrition Facts
The old adage, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away,” may not be just something our grandmother’s told us. Apples, members of the rose family, are portable nutrition packages that are quite tasty.
Apples have been found to reduce the risk of stroke and Type II diabetes and to improve bowel function. Flavonoids, abundant in apples, help prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells, and phytochemicals in the skin of apples seem to inhibit the reproduction of colon cancer cells. Two recent studies indicated that eating five apples a week helped lower the risk for respiratory diseases like asthma. Apples also help protect arteries from plaque build up, and eating two apples a day or drinking a 12 ounce glass of apple juice reduced the effects of cholesterol. Also, pectin and other acids in apples help aid digestion. That’s why apples are great served with rich foods like pork or lamb or duck.
Apples have more nutrients if eaten raw with their skin, but they should be washed thoroughly. Just under that wonderful colored coat lies half of the Vitamin C content of the apple. The skin also has lots of fiber and is the source of the apple’s characteristic fragrance.
A raw medium apple (two and a half inches in diameter), eaten with the skin, has only 80 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and is a great source of potassium. It also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron, and Vitamin C and A. The apple is composed of 80-85 percent water, 5 percent protein, and 10-15 percent carbohydrates. It also is sodium free and fat free.
Apples also are 25 percent air. That is the reason why they float when you put them in a tub of water at Halloween parties and dunk for them.
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I have had no appetite since 2001 when I had to start taking neurontin for a one time seizure. The side effect for me was my appetite center was deadened and I don’t get hungry.
I have noticed on and off through the years that when I eat an apple I may get hungry. I started drinking a fruit smoothie for breakfast the past two weeks and one ingredient is always an apple. I have now regularly gotten hungry and my stomache wants to eat!!!!
There must be something in an apple that I am missing in my body to feel hungry or that apples are some kind of stimulant.
Have you ever heard of an apple stimulating appetite?
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Good stuff! My grandmother always used the whole “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” lecture on me. Looking back, I can see that it truly is a key to a healthier life!
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OMG, apples make me hungry too, I thought it was just me because everywhere I read it says apples are an appetite suppressant and yet whenever I eat one my stomach begins to grumble and I am immediately hungry again, have you received any answers as to why this may be?
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Indeed apples are very good for our health and all doctors recommend eating a least a apple a day. In fact, all fruits and vegetables are very good for our health. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who don’t take in consideration these little piece of advice that doctors give us.
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Apples are great, they always seem to fill me up and 80 calories isn’t bad at all… just look at some of those tiny ‘100 calorie packs’ - an apple would definitely fill me up way more than one of those.
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Thank for the apple education, I was surprised about “Apples also are 25 percent air. That is the reason why they float”. I guess it make sense when you think about the human body is about 60% water… I guess the other 40% must be air… DOH
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I wouldn’t recommend eating apples with its skin unless you thoroughly wash it. Real clean. A lot of these farms are using good amount of pesticide these days. While it won’t effect the fruit but some residue migh still be on the skin.
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