Delicious Red Apple

Who wouldn't love seeing a red delicious apple and enjoying eating it?   But, how do you like your apple?   Are you the type that loves to dig your white teeth to that beautiful red skin of an apple?   Or, are you the one who wants it all clean and peeled and ready to munch?   Well dear, think again.   Latest info based on a new Cornell study says that they have identified a dozen compounds - triterpenoids in apple peel that inhibit or kill cancer cells in laboratory cultures.   This triterpenoids may be doing much work by not only fighting cancer cells but also by reducing the number and size of mammary tumors in rats.  The analysis is from the 230 pounds peel of red delicious apples from Cornell Orchard by Rui Hai Liu, associate professor of food science and co-author Xiangjiu He, Cornell postdoctoral researcher.   They've isolated the apple peel's individual compounds and identified their structures.   Afterwards, they've tested the pure compounds against the cancel cell growth in the laboratory.   Previously, Liu has also identified compounds called phytochemicals such as flavonoids and phenolic acids in apples and other foods that seem to  have anti-cancer properties as well, including inhibiting tumor growth in human breast cancer cells.

So, when you eat that delicious red apple, always remember this:  an apple peel a day might help keep cancer at bay.


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Source info:
Cornell University (2007, June 3). An Apple Peel A Day Might Keep Cancer At Bay. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 1, 2009, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2007/06/070601181005.htm

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