Prevent cancer with apple

The experts recommend that men eat lots of fresh vegetables because it can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 32 percent. In addition to tomatoes, apples and beans was also have properties to prevent prostate cancer because the content of the active compound quacertin. Recommendation was submitted to experts from the Mayo Clinic, published in the journal Carcinogenesis.

In laboratory tests, Nianzeng Xing, cancer experts from the Department of Urology at the Mayo Clinic, proving that quacertin, capable of blocking receptors male hormones (androgen's) that can prevent prostate cancer.

Various studies revealed that apple fruit is rich in fiber, phytochemicals, and flavonoids. Flavonoid substances, based on analysis of the National Cancer Institute of the United States, the illness can reduce the risk of lung cancer by 50 percent.

Meanwhile, the Mayo Clinic research in 2001 proved quacertin, a type of flavonoid, which is contained in apples, may help prevent prostate cancer cell growth.

In another study, researchers found that mixed broccoli tomato consumption had a stronger effect in reducing prostate problems than if the vegetables were eaten on their own. "Eat 1.4 cups of fresh tomatoes or half a bowl of tomato paste," said Kirstie Cenene Adam, chairman of the investigators as reported by ScienceDaily site.

Apple has always known as a nutrient-rich fruit. There's even a saying "An apple a day, keep the doctor away!". Adage that does not overdo it. A recent study found that components in the apple pectin is able to increase the number of good bacteria in the gut.

Microbiologists from the University of Denmark's National Food Institute tested the effects of apple consumption by feeding mice with apples, either eaten immediately or in the form of juice.

The experts then examined the intestinal bacteria in rats. It turned out that the number of good bacteria in their intestines increases. Good bacteria are not only beneficial for the health of the gastrointestinal tract but also reduce the risk of some diseases. According to a study published in the journal BMC Microbiology.

Substance called pectin is also believed to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in our bodies. In addition, an apple contains about 8 mg of vitamin C.

In addition to the intestine, the efficacy of apple we can also meet in the tooth. When we eat an apple, the taste of the apple that will stimulate our salivary glands to produce more saliva which can 'wash' teeth from bacteria.

In the rainy season which is susceptible to diseases such as flu now, we can also count on an apple. In the apples contained a substance called quercetin, a substance that can destroy the influenza virus when the body is not fit. Besides apples, the flu virus-fighting substances are also found in onions, broccoli, and tea.