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“An Apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Let’s have a look at the healthy benefits of eating an apple.

1. Stave off Alzheimer’s disease
Apples contain quercetin, a powerful antioxidant that protects brain cells from degeneration.

2.  Protection against Parkinson’s
 Flavonoids found in the apple lowers the risk of Parkinson disease by 40%.

3.  Healthier and white teeth
Biting and chewing an apple stimulates the production of saliva in your mouth, reducing tooth decay

4. Prevents High Blood Pressure
Apple are high in potassium that helps control blood pressure

5. Reduces Cholesterol
Apple are rich source of pectin that helps to reduce cholesterol

6. Reduces the risk of diabetes
Apples are loaded with soluble fiber, the key factor to blunt the sugar levels

7. Protects your heart
Apple and apple juice helps slow the oxidation process that is involved in the buildup of plaque that leads to heart disease.

8. Detoxifies the liver
Apples are the best known fruit which helps to detoxify the liver

9. Prevent Cataracts
Antioxidants in apple lowers the development of cataracts by 10 to 15 percent.

-Smrutirekha