Lowering Your Cholesterol

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. We’ve all heard that saying. Apples do contain certain nutrients that help prevent heart disease. Flavonoids like quercitin are known to help with antioxidant activity preventing the LDL bad cholesterol particles from becoming oxidized. In their oxidized state, the LDL particles are more able to penetrate the artery cellular wall and deposit cholesterol there; thus furthering heart disease.

A study just released has shown that adults who eat apples or applesauce or drink apple juice have a reduced risk for developing metabolic syndrome, a group of health problems that can be precursors to heart disease and diabetes. The research was gleaned from data collected between 1999 and 2004 in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, the largest food consumption and health database of the United States government. Those who consumed apple products were 27 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, compared to those who don’t eat apple products. So all the vitamins and flavonoids in apples, and I’m sure in other fruits, have a very beneficial effect on preventing metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a serious step towards developing more life-limiting heart and diabetic related problems.