A is for Apple

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, or so the old saying goes. Below are interesting facts about apples and why they are so good for you.

Ways apples help keep a person healthy
Bone Protection
Asthma Help
Alzheimer's Prevention
Lower Cholesterol
Lung Cancer Prevention
Breast Cancer Prevention
Colon Cancer Prevention
Liver Cancer Prevention
Diabetes Management
Weight Loss

Other interesting fact about apples
The average person eats 65 apples per year.
Apples float because 25% of their volume is air.
The largest apple ever picked weighed three pounds, two ounces.
One medium apple contains about 80 calories.
The skin contains more antioxidants and fiber than the flesh.
Red Delicious is the most popular of 2500 varieties of apples produced in the U.S.
The only apple native to North America is the crabapple.
Half the U.S.’s apple crop is turned into apple products like applesauce and apple juice.

(Information taken from healthdiaries.com)