A pear a day
Move over, apples. It turns out that a pear a day keeps both the doctor and the Metamucil away.
Fruit and vegetables against cancer?
Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis
New animal research finds apple phytonutrients to be heart-healthy
Vienna, VA (May 8, 2008) - A new study shows that consumption of apples and apple juice may contribute to a healthy heart not unlike the often-touted purple grape and grape juice. The research was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.
Apple pectin, apple juice extracts shown to have anticarcinogenic effects in the colon
WASHINGTON - The apples and apple juice you consume may have positive effects in one of the most unlikely places in the body – in the colon. New research has demonstrated that components in both apple pectin and apple juice actually enhance biological mechanisms that have anticarcinogenic effects in the colon.
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USDA Fruit and Vegetable Program
Kids are eating it up The concept is simple: Offer fresh fruit and vegetable snacks during the school day, and improve children’s daily consumption.
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