Eating apples can prevent osteoporosis.

The fruit contains the bone-strengthening minerals boron and manganese. A study in the United States found that boron can substantially increase the concentration of estrogen and other compounds in the blood, which are effective in preventing calcium loss.

Medical experts believe that if menopausal women can consume 3 grams of boron per day, then their calcium loss rate can be reduced by 46%, menopausal women eat more apples, is conducive to the absorption and utilization of calcium, prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

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Nutritional value

Apple is rich in folic acid, folic acid is the main component of vitamin B. The antioxidant in apple is good for the heart. The antioxidants in apples are good for the healthy functioning of the heart, and the fiber, pectin, antioxidants, and other components of apples lower bad cholesterol and raise good cholesterol levels in the body, so that "bad" cholesterol clogs blood vessels later than normal.

And the earlier the "bad" cholesterol blocks the blood vessels, the greater the chance of heart disease. 1 small apple contains only 60 to 100 kilocalories, no fat and no sodium, for the weight loss in the MM, it is no better than the food.

70% of the diseases occur in the acidic body of women, and apples are alkaline food, eating apples can quickly neutralize the body's excessive acidic substances (including exercise-generated acid and fish, meat, eggs and other acidic food in the body to produce acidic metabolites), to enhance the physical strength and resistance to disease.

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