“An Apple a Day Significantly Helps the Heart, Study Finds…
…In a new study of healthy adults, the simple act of eating an apple a day for four weeks lowered blood levels of oxidized LDL (‘bad’ cholesterol), which has been linked to hardening of the arteries. The decrease was significant: 40 percent…The research was funded by the apple industry, which always makes me wonder, but it’s not the first study to find significant salubrious benefits in apples. The study is online in the Journal of Functional Foods and will appear in a future print edition.Note: Skip the poison apples in favor of organic ones. Apples are the number one offender on the 12 Most Toxic Fruits and Vegetables list.”
