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Natural soluble fiber in apples helps you lose weight.  The fiber of apples is considered nutrient rich, meaning it makes you feel full while consuming very few calories.  A serving of Sweet Jordan Apples or Tart Jordan Apples, having all the nutritional benefits of 2 cups of freshly sliced apples, has only just over 100 calories.  In addition, the energy from those calories is released as the soluble fiber is slowly digested, keeping you feeling full for several hours.

Flavonoids in apples could help protect against brain-cell damage. Quercetin, a flavonoid found more abundantly in apples than any other fruit, has been shown to protect brain cells from the kind of cell death that is associated with neurodegenerative diseases.  Scientists believe that consumption of apples offers a good defense against Parkinson's disease, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease.

Flavonoids in apples have also been shown to lower the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and asthma.  Flavonoids protect the growing apple against bacteria, viruses, and fungi while on the tree.  When we eat apples, those same flavonoids provide us with the fruit's anti-oxidant and anti-cancer benefits. Antioxidants help prevent cancer by mopping up cell-damaging free radicals and associated substances that could damage normal cells.