Apples and pears granted place at superfood league table
28th September 2024
New scientific research has revealed that apples and pears are in the top five for nutritional quality. They truly are a superfood, British Apples and Pears confirm.
The research published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at people in three cohort studies in the US and conducted biomarker analysis on more than 41,000 participants.
Of the 52 fruit and vegetable items assessed by scientists, 19 were identified as high-metabolic quality, with apples and pears in the top five.
A spokesperson for British Apples and Pears said: “To our mind, this really makes them a superfood.”
An apple a day…
The study found that the higher the intake of high-metabolic quality fruit and vegetables, like apples and pears, the lower the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
British Apples and Pears added: “We hear a lot about the health benefits of eating fruit and vegetables, but this new study also highlights the importance of eating the right quality as well as quantity of fruit and vegetables.
“This research confirms what many have always known – an apple a day really does keep the doctor away.
“The more high-quality fruit and vegetables – like apples and pears – we can eat, the lower our chances of getting a serious disease.”
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