Everyday apples pack antioxidant punch
Children have been saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" for a long long time.
MSNBC - Everyday apples pack antioxidant punch
"Everyday apples pack antioxidant punch
Red Delicious, Northern Spy most potent, study finds
The Associated Press
Updated: 2:51 p.m. ET June 5, 2005
CONCORD, N.H. - America�s most common apple also may be its most potent. Just don�t skimp on the skin.
A Canadian government study that measured the levels of antioxidants in eight varieties of apples found that Red Delicious contain the highest concentrations of the health enhancing chemicals.
And to get the most bang for your bite, be sure to eat the peel.
The skin of Red Delicious apples � the most common variety grown in the United States � contains over six times more antioxidant activity than the flesh, according to researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
But don�t swear off other varieties just yet."
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