Clinically Clueless: International eat an apple day

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

International Eat An Apple Day!!

Today is International Eat an Apple Day. Its inception is to promote the beginning of fall with its vivid color and crispness, celebrate by eating an apple, the fruit of the fall season. It is always the the third Saturday in September.

Turns out an apple a day could really keep the doctor away.

1. A medium apple has just 60-100 calories, virtually no fat and no sodium.

2. Its 5 grams of fiber and 20 grams of carbs make it a filling snack.

3. Apples' fiber, pectin, antioxidants and other compounds can lower bad (LDL) cholesterol and raise good (HDL) cholesterol.

4. The flavonoids and other phytochemicals in apples help protect against lung and colon cancer

5. Apples contain boron, a mineral that helps maintain bone density and protect against heart disease.

6. The tannins prevent tooth decay, gum disease and urinary-tract infections.

7. Eating an apple a day (with skin) can guard against stroke.

8. The vitamins and antioxidants in apples may help prevent age-related vision loss.

9. The quercetin (a flavonoid) may fight cancer better than vitamin C does.

10. Apples are a good source of folic acid, a B vitamin that helps prevent serious birth defects as well as heart disease.

Well, I'm off to eat a apple or two. What about you?