This will be of interest to those of you who DO eat
fruit...

>    MORE REASON FOR THAT APPLE A DAY
>    Cornell University researchers report one reason,
> at least, why the
> proverbial apple a day can keep the doctor away:
> cancer-fighting compounds
> called antioxidants. Using the Red Delicious
> variety, Rui Hai Liu and his
> Ithaca, N.Y., colleagues say they found that 100
> grams of fresh apples
> exhibit the same amount of antioxidant activity as
> 1,500 milligrams of
> vitamin C -- even though they actually contain only
> about 5.7 milligrams of
> the vitamin. Furthermore, extracts of whole apples
> appeared to inhibit
> growth in laboratory cultures of colon- and
> liver-cancer cells, the
> investigators say. They write in the journal Nature,
> "Our results indicate
> that intake of natural antioxidants directly from
> the fresh fruit could be
> more effective than a dietary supplement." Liu adds
> that the reason could
> be that apple skins in particular contain other
> antioxidants, such as
> phenolic acids and flavonoids, in addition to
> vitamin C.



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