date:May 21, 2013
e a heart healthy snack for everyone. Although the study's control group was limited to women, the researchers concluded that while specific results might vary, men as well as women would be well served by consuming apples.
Researchers...discovered apples promoted healthy cholesterol levels in the women studied. Apples lowered C-reactive protein that is a marker of inflammation and linked to heart disease.
In six months the women lowered their bad cholesterol (LDL) level by 23% eating dried ap