Hidden benefits for apple-eaters
There may be more reasons than simply vitamin C to eat an apple a day, according to researchers.
Scientists have examined the cancer-fighting potential of various chemicals found in the flesh and skin of the fruit.
And they have found that together, these chemicals have an effect which far outweighs that of taking only vitamin C.
The chemicals involved are called flavanoids and polyphenols, and the research study, published in Nature magazine, look at their combined "anti-oxidant" ability.
Anti-oxidants are thought to possibly protect from cancer by "mopping up" molecules responsible for cell damage, which can trigger the disease.
The researchers, from Cornell University in New York, found that eating just 100g of apple gave an anti-oxidant effect equivalent to taking some 1,500mg of vitamin C.
Source BBC News
Scientists have examined the cancer-fighting potential of various chemicals found in the flesh and skin of the fruit.
And they have found that together, these chemicals have an effect which far outweighs that of taking only vitamin C.
The chemicals involved are called flavanoids and polyphenols, and the research study, published in Nature magazine, look at their combined "anti-oxidant" ability.
Anti-oxidants are thought to possibly protect from cancer by "mopping up" molecules responsible for cell damage, which can trigger the disease.
The researchers, from Cornell University in New York, found that eating just 100g of apple gave an anti-oxidant effect equivalent to taking some 1,500mg of vitamin C.
Source BBC News
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