An Apple A Day Helps Prevent Heart Disease In Just One Month – Greenmedinfo.com

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Folklore has always claimed an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now we also know apples are fast-acting. Eating just one a day for a month can get you significant cardiovascular benefits.

Researchers at Ohio State University found eating one apple every day for just four weeks can lower blood levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein – commonly called the “bad” LDL cholesterol – by 40% in healthy, middle aged people. According to the often challenged “lipid hypothesis” – also known as the “cholesterol myth” – cholesterol is a cause of heart disease. But oxidation is the real culprit.

According to the lead researcher Robert DiSilvestro, PhD, a professor of human nutrition at the university, oxidized LDL begins the process of atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. He suggested that just one apple a day for four weeks had the effect of preventing the LDL from becoming oxidized.

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