Happy and Healthy Life

Apples became a favorite food for people on a diet program because the content of water and fiber in apples can suppress appetite. Image: perito-seo.com Not only that, eat an apple every day can also keep you from heart disease. Recent research conducted in Tallahassee Florida State University found that eating an apple every day good for vascular or cardiovascular health. Researchers note that women who eat apples every day for a year can lower total cholesterol by 14 percent and levels of bad cholesterol (LDL or Low Density Lipoprotein) by 23 percent. We never thought that consumption of apples can reduce bad cholesterol while increasing good cholesterol HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) about 4 percent. In this latest study, researchers wanted to assess the long-term effects of apple consumption on heart health. Researchers recruited 160 women between the ages of 45 to 65 years.   The women were randomly assigned into one of two dietary intervention groups.   O...