Top 8 benefits:
1. Prevent cancer
The polyphenols in apples can inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells. The flavonoids contained in apples are a kind of high-efficiency antioxidant. They are not only the best blood vessel cleaning agents, but also the killer of cancer. Proanthocyanidins in apples can prevent colon cancer.
2. Lower blood pressure
Apples contain more potassium, which can combine with excess sodium in the human body to excrete it from the body.
3. Enrich blood
Iron must be absorbed under acidic conditions and in the presence of vitamin C, so eating apples has a better preventive effect on iron deficiency anemia.
4. Antioxidant
The antioxidant capacity of quercetin is very strong, and compared with other vegetables and fruits, the quercetin contained in apples is the best. For Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients, apples are the best food.
5. Protect the heart
Eating two apples or drinking one and a half cups of pure apple juice every day can reduce the "bad cholesterol" content in the blood, prevent arterial clots, and prevent heart disease.
6. Strengthen bones
Apples contain mineral elements boron and manganese that can strengthen bones. If postmenopausal women can take 3 grams of boron every day, their calcium loss rate can be reduced by 46%.
7. Lower cholesterol
Eating apples can reduce blood cholesterol levels, increase bile secretion and bile acid function, and prevent cholesterol from forming gallstones in bile.
8. Smell the aroma of apples to relieve anxiety
The aroma of apples is a great medicine for depression and feelings of oppression. The taste of green apples can help eliminate anxiety and make people who are depressed feel relaxed and happy.
Differences:
1. Green apples have green skin and crispy flesh. Compared to red apples, which are sweeter, they are a little sour.
2. Green apples contain carbohydrates, malic acid, citric acid, carotene, vitamin B, and C. Malic acid can stabilize blood sugar, and vitamin C can prevent myocarditis.
3. Green apples have the effects of invigorating the heart, promoting body fluids and quenching thirst, invigorating the stomach, and relieving diarrhea. Red apples have a crisp taste and have an absolute advantage in vitamin C content compared with sweet red apples, which is as high as 4 times that of green apples.
4. Green apples have fewer calories than red apples.
Precautions:
1. Be sure to clean the apples.
2. Be careful not to eat waxed apples directly.
3. Do not eat apple cores, the hydrocyanic acid in the cores will make people faint.
4. Patients with ulcerative colitis should not eat it, because apples are hard and stimulated by acid, which is not conducive to the healing of intestinal ulcers.
The right time to eat apples:
1. Apples are best eaten in the morning, followed by noon. Eating apples at night has the lowest nutritional value.
2. Because the malic acid in apples can promote digestion. You can choose an hour before lunch, dinner, or the interval between meals. Because most of the nutrients of fruits are water-soluble and easily absorbed, the nutrients of fruits eaten will be digested and absorbed soon after reaching the stomach.
3. Another benefit of eating fruit before meals are that it can lose weight. Because the same amount of fruit is lower in calories than other foods, eating fruit before meals can make the stomach feel full. This will relatively reduce the calorie intake of other foods, which is very helpful for people who want to lose weight.
