Appels --> Goed voor de longen

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Apples 'protect the lungs'

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Eating an apple a day may be good for the lungs, researchers have discovered.

A team from St George's Hospital Medical School, London, studied the diets and lung function of more than 2,500 men aged 45-49.

The researchers measured the ability to breathe out sharply using a special test called an FEV1.

Dr Mark Britton, chairman, British Lung Foundation
They found that good lung function was associated with high intakes of vitamins C, E, and beta-carotene, citrus fruits, apples, and fruit juices.

However, after they took into consideration factors such as body mass, smoking history and exercise the only food that seemed to make a significant difference was apples.

It was found that eating five or more apples a week was linked to a slightly better lung function.

Those who ate apples had a lung capacity 138 millilitres higher than those who did not.

There was no evidence to suggest that the natural decline in lung function with age could be slowed by short term increases in the number of apples eaten.

But the fruit might slow deterioration caused by other factors such as pollutants.

Eating a lot of apples might simply reflect a healthy diet, suggest the authors.

Antioxidant role

But apples contain high levels of an antioxidant flavonoid called quercetin which is also found abundantly in onions, tea and red wine, and may be important in protecting the lungs from the harmful effects of atmospheric pollutants and cigarette smoke.

Dr Mike Pearson, a former press officer for the British Thoracic Society, said the theory was "plausible".

He said there were several studies supporting the idea that diets high in Vitamins C and E may be good for preventing asthma, and it might be that apples contained other antioxidants that produced the same effect.

Dr Pearson said: "The idea is that people with high levels of antioxidants circulating in their blood are in a better position to deal with an inflammatory reaction when it occurs."

The body produces an inflammatory reaction in response to foreign invaders, such as pollutants. This reaction releases highly reactive molecules known as free radicals which cause damage to the tissue.

Antioxidants work by mopping up these free radicals before they can cause damage.

Dr Pearson said that if Vitamins C and E were shown to be effective in helping asthma sufferers, they might also act to slow deterioration of lung function in other people.

Chairman of the British Lung Foundation, Dr Mark Britton, said the research provided more "exciting evidence" of a link between a healthy diet and healthy lungs.

He said: "More importantly, this study also highlights a new way that people can potentially protect their lungs - as well as helping people with lung disease breathe easy."

The research is published in the medical journal Thorax.

BBC News | HEALTH | Apples 'protect the lungs'

Appel is superfruit

[calcification]

... en nu toeval of niet, ik ben hier net een appeltje aan het opsmullen.

[sport wonder]

Hoor veel goede dingen over appels. In andere onderzoeken bleek dat ook appelsap de positieve werking had, ga er dus vanuit dat de anti-oxidanten redelijk tot (zeer) goed instand blijven. Ik ga iig binnenkort maar weer is beginnen met het drinken van appelsap naast mijn fruit (voor zover ik dat al neem.. :$)

[Ronnie8mac]

de oom van me vader is 92 jaar oud rookt al vanaf z'n 14e zware roker
eet elke dag 3 appels omdat die het lekker vindt , hij ging laast naar het ziekenhuis kijken hoe het met z'n longen is gestelt naar tientalle jaren roken en z'n longen zijn nog perfect die artsen daar waren verbaasd hoe dat kon naar zo veel jaren te hebben gerookt hij dacht dat het door de appels kwam en dit bericht bevestigt het ''toevallig''

[Diabolic]

Voor mij is dit oud nieuws. Ik weet reeds lang dat appels goed zijn voor de longen en voor de algemene gezondheid. Sommige mensen die zeer oud zijn geworden beweren steevast dat ze elke dag appels eten.

[calcification]

Stoer!!!
Bananen eet ik dagelijks, appels af en toe, tijd voor verandering in te brengen zo lijkt.

[Corijn]

yummie

[Stieven]

Hoe zit het met het suikergehalte in appels?

[kimi]

in al het fruit zit suiker, in appels niet veel meer dan in ander fruit. al is het wel gestegen de laatste jaren / decennia begreep ik. maar ach, kh zijn we toch nodig, dan eet ik wel een sneetje brood minder.

an apple a day! (keeps the tumors away?)

[MeDieViL]

Origineel gepost door Stieven

Hoe zit het met het suikergehalte in appels?

15 gram koolhydraten

[D600]

leuk weetje, ga vanaf nu ook appels boefen!!!