An apple a day may actually keep the doctor away.Byline: ANI London, August 31 (ANI): Having an apple every day is even more important for a healthy diet than previously thought, suggests a new study. Researchers at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich discovered that the levels of a key antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene was previously underestimated in the properties of fruits such as apples, peaches and nectarines. They said the content of super-chemical polyphenol polyphenol Any of various alcohols containing two or more benzene rings that each have at least one hydroxyl group (OH) attached. Many polyphenols occur naturally in plants and some kinds, such as the flavonoids and tannins, are believed to be beneficial in fruits is an important part of a healthy diet, and was up to five times higher than recorded in the past, reports the Telegraph. Professor Fulgencio Saura-Calixto, who led the study, said: "These polyphenols are major constituents of the human diet with important health properties. To consider them in nutritional and epidemiological research may be useful for a better understanding of the effects of plant foods in health." Dr Paul Kroon kroon n. pl. kroon·i See Table at currency. [Estonian, from German Krone, from Middle High German kr said: "In the human body these compounds will be fermented by bacteria in the colon, creating metabolites Metabolites Substances produced by metabolism or by a metabolic process. Mentioned in: Interactions that may be beneficial, for example with antioxidant activity." The study has been published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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