33 Healthy Foods That Are Way More Nutritious Than You Realized

Apples

This fruit bowl staple boasts so many nutritional perks, it’s hard to even keep track of them all, so we rounded up all the health benefits of apples. Apples contain quercetin, a powerful antioxidant that has been shown to protect brain cells from degeneration and may do the same in humans. Their high natural fiber content may help protect against colon cancer. And, of course, these healthy foods are heroes for your heart. Adults who eat apples are 37 percent less likely to have high blood pressure, and one group of researchers found that women who ate at least one apple a day were 28 percent less likely to develop diabetes than those who ate none.

from Diet & Weight Loss – Reader's Digest http://ift.tt/2eLRSB6