An apple a day is beneficial to cardiovascular health

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."The Old English proverb today still can be used as guidelines for a healthy life.The medical experts said 18, over 50 people eat an apple every day, can effectively reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Apple is rich in minerals and vitamins, its nutritional value has long been known.In addition, apples contain fiber, flavonoids antioxidants and help protect cardiovascular health. Apple is also help you weight loss, and Two Day Diet is a wonderful way to lose weight,too.

Researchers at the university of Oxford in the new issue of the British medical journal reported that they used mathematical model calculates that if all the elderly over the age of 50 in Britain can eat an apple every day, is can reduce 8500 cases a year because of a heart attack or stroke and other cardiovascular disease cause of death.

This effect is close to the effect of the medication.Analysis suggests that if these in old people every day taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, but also reduce 9400 cases related deaths a year.