Named the most useful varieties of apples

The apples are indeed fruit, which protects the body from disease. But when it comes to old varieties.

Popular British proverb «an apple a day keeps the doctor away» (one apple a day keeps the doctors away) is only partly true, as the researchers found from Cranfield University in Bedfordshire English. They found that this   health benefits   It provides only the old varieties of fruit and vegetables. For example, an apple dessert, derived back in the Victorian era, contains ten times more agents to prevent the development of disease, the more modern, shining its redness and ripeness grade.

Three years, scientists compared the old varieties of apples, bananas, onions, mangoes and tea with the new that looks, at first glance, more healthy and useful. For example, a variety of popular in England tan apple Egremont Russet (often used for the production of cider), it contains much more phloridzin than modern fruits that are so popular with customers because of their size and color.

Phloridzin increases the absorption of sugar from the digestive system into the blood, reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Although Egremont Russet variety is quite widespread in recent years, farmers have stopped it actively grow, as these apples do not have foreign "trade attractive." But the large, red, apple poured several times less useful substances for our health.

The researchers recommend to eat regularly tested old varieties of apples, which "hundreds of components that protect against disease." Among them are salicylates, aspirin is used for manufacturing. These substances play a key role in protecting against cancer, bringing huge health benefits .

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