Remember your New Year’s resolution from last year? Me neither! Statistics show that most resolutions have been abandoned by February 1. And what’s the #1 resolution? To lose weight! If you’re losing the battle of the bulge, we’ve got a plan to tip the scales in your favor: Add apples to your diet! Specifically, eat at least two apples a day.
Linda
Apples are research-proven!
Eating more apples can make it easier to stick to your healthy New Year’s resolutions, according to mounting research on the health benefits of apples. For example:
- Resolving to lose weight in 2015? Studies have found overweight women who ate three apples a day lost more weight than those who didn’t.
- Committing to cutting your cholesterol count this year? A Florida State University study reports eating two apples a day for six months can reduce artery-blocking LDL by 23 percent.
As we set our New Year’s resolutions for a healthier 2015, we suggest “Eating Two Apples a Day” be at the top of your list as the easiest, tastiest way to reach and maintain your New Year’s goals.
Plus, unlike expensive fitness gadgets, diet books and gym memberships, apples are always affordable, portable, easy to find and fun to mix into any nutritious meal.
Looking for more inspiration to eat more apples in 2015?
Here are more ways eating apples can help you meet your New Year’s goals:
- Resolving to keep muscles healthy? Studies find ursolic acid found in apple skin helps build muscle and increases “brown fat”, the type of fat that is used more readily for energy. (And keeps you warm, good for those winter months!)
- Wanting to get that beach body by springtime? People who eat apples have trimmer waistlines (and lower blood pressure).
- Building a better immune system? Research from University of Illinois suggests soluble fiber, like pectin from apples, may strengthen the immune system.
- Working toward better bone health? A study from American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests older women who eat plenty of fruits (including apples) may have a lower chance of bone fractures.
- Keeping the cardiologist away? Ohio State University reports eating one apple a day for four weeks lowered blood levels of oxidized LDL, the “bad” cholesterol, by 40 percent.