If not eating apples or taking apple juice, you are not sincere with your body and soul. Apple’s usefulness and soul-freshening effects have been acknowledged by centuries and that’s why they say ‘An apple a day, keeps doctor away’

A new research suggests that adults, who eat apples, take apple juice and applesauce, have an identically lesser risk of metabolic syndrome that is a group of health problems that are associated to many chronic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The study findings have been presented at the Experimental Biology 2008 meeting this week, derived from an analysis of adult food consumption data gathered in during 1999-2004 by National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the government’s largest food consumption and health database.

Dr. Victor Fulgoni studied the data, particularly looking at the link between consumption of apples and apple products, nutrient intake and various physiological parameters associated to metabolic syndrome. When compared to non-consumers, adult apple product consumers had a 27% lesser likelihood of being found with metabolic syndrome.

Fulgoni states, “We knew that adults who take apples and apple products have smaller waistlines that point out less abdominal fat, lower blood pressure and lesser risk for developing what is known as the metabolic syndrome.”

Besides having 30% lesser likelihood for elevated diastolic blood pressure and a 36% lesser likelihood for elevated systolic blood pressure, apple product eaters also had a 21% lesser risk of increased waist circumference – all predictors of cardiovascular disease and an increased likelihood of metabolic syndrome. Additionally, adult apple product eaters had significantly reduced C-reactive protein levels, another measurable marker linked to cardiovascular risk.

Further, apple eaters’ diets were healthier than non-consumers – they had an overall greater intake of fruit and key nutrients, like dietary fiber, vitamins A and C, calcium and potassium. These consumers also ate less total fat, saturated fat, discretionary fat and added sugars.

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