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Drinking Apple Juice Improves Mood in Alzheimer’s Patients (July 7, 2010)
A new clinical trial shows that drinking apple juice significantly improved mood and behavior among a group of patients diagnosed with moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
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Apples are the Next Superfruit! (March 31, 2010)
According to a Survey Conducted by SupermarketGuru.com, 96 percent of Consumers Consider Apples a Value-Based Anytime Food for Both Adults and Children; Shoppers Say Apples are One-of-the-Top-Three Healthiest Fruits.
Get your Virtual ‘Apple a Day’ (March 30, 2010)
U.S. Apple Association announces new page on Facebook and Twitter.
Go with Your Gut and Boost your Immune System with America's Favorite Fruit (March 23, 2010)
Long known for being an excellent source of fiber, two recent studies suggest that apples might be the key to achieving a healthy immune system and better gut health.
Help Maintain a Healthy Heart with ‘An Apple a Day’ during American Heart Month
(February 17, 2010)
Not only will apples and apple products (like juice and sauce) help lower your risk of developing heart disease, but they may also help decrease your waist size and possibly even lower your blood pressure.
Resolve to Keep your Mind Sharp in 2010! (January 13, 2010)
Research shows link between consumption of apples and apple products and improved brain health.
Holiday Entertaining Jitters? Think Apples (December 3, 2009)
Cookbook author Robin Asbell provides recipes and ingredients that are "easy as apple pie "
Raising Alzheimer's Disease Awareness with an Apple a Day (November 20, 2009)
Did you know that apples and apple products may help prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease?
Have a H-apple-y Halloween! (October 22, 2009)
Whether you prefer cider, juice, fresh apples or applesauce, apples make a great addition to your fall and Halloween celebrations
Apple Harvest is Ripe for Picking
The apple harvest is in full swing. Now is a great time to make apples-in any form-a part of your daily diet.
Apples help fight breast cancer
New breakthrough research has found that apples – and specifically apple peel – contain powerful substances that can help inhibit the deadliest and highly malignant type of cancer from forming in the breast. The researchers believe special phytochemicals in the apples interrupted and turned off the chemical pathway of human breast cancer cells. Liu, J., Dong, H., Chen, B., Zhao, P. and Liu, R.H. Fresh apples suppress mammary carcinogenesis, proliferative activity, and induce apoptosis in the mammary tumors of the Sprague-Dawley rat. J. Agric. Food Chem. 57 (1): 297-304, 2009.
Study suggests apple juice can delay onset of Alzheimer’s Disease
New findings provide further evidence to suggest that regular consumption of apple juice can not only help to keep one's mind functioning at its best, but may also be able to delay key aspects of Alzheimer's disease and augment therapeutic approaches. The most recent study demonstrated that mice receiving the human equivalent of 2 glasses of apple juice per day for 1 month produced less of a small protein fragment, called "beta-amyloid," that are commonly found in brains of individuals suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Chan, A and Shea, T. Dietary Supplementation with Apple Juice Decreases Endogenous Amyloid-%u03B2 Levels in Murine Brain. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 16:1, 2009.
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