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I know that down in Somerset where they make the Cider with loads of apple orchards around all the Rats are thin and sleek and with lovely Glossy fur
An apple a day keeps your body toned and slender
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, claim scientists, after finding that they boost muscles and fight fat.
It also has health giving properties - reducing blood sugar levels, cholesterol and harmful fatty acids, according to the new study Photo: DANIEL JONES
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent6:00PM BST 07 Jun 20112 Comments
Researchers have discovered that ursolic acid – a substance found in the peel – has natural body building qualities and could help people keep a toned, slender body.
It could even help with diabetes.
In experiments they discovered that it boosts muscle growth by up to 15 per cent and reduces body fat by more than a half.
It also has health giving properties – reducing blood sugar levels, cholesterol and harmful fatty acids, according to the new study.
Dr Christopher Adams, the study leader at the University of Iowa, said the substance could be especially useful in the elderly who naturally lose body muscle, known as atrophy.
"The old saying goes that 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'," he said.
"Muscle atrophy causes big problems. It's also very common – it affects most people at some point in their lives, during illness or ageing. But, there's no medicine for it.
"We studied muscle gene activity in people with atrophy and used that information to find chemicals that might block atrophy.
"One of those chemicals was especially interesting. It's called ursolic acid and it's particularly concentrated in apple peels."
The study, published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, showed that ursolic acid reduced muscle wasting in mice.
They believe the substance works by reprogramming genes that cause muscle wasting and fat build up.
"Interestingly, although ursolic acid increased muscle weight in mice, it did not increase total body weight, and further investigation showed that mice fed ursolic acid had less body fat than mice that were not fed the compound," he said.
Now they plan to try it on humans to see if it has the same effect.
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An apple a day keeps your body toned and slender
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, claim scientists, after finding that they boost muscles and fight fat.
It also has health giving properties - reducing blood sugar levels, cholesterol and harmful fatty acids, according to the new study Photo: DANIEL JONES
By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent6:00PM BST 07 Jun 20112 Comments
Researchers have discovered that ursolic acid – a substance found in the peel – has natural body building qualities and could help people keep a toned, slender body.
It could even help with diabetes.
In experiments they discovered that it boosts muscle growth by up to 15 per cent and reduces body fat by more than a half.
It also has health giving properties – reducing blood sugar levels, cholesterol and harmful fatty acids, according to the new study.
Dr Christopher Adams, the study leader at the University of Iowa, said the substance could be especially useful in the elderly who naturally lose body muscle, known as atrophy.
"The old saying goes that 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'," he said.
"Muscle atrophy causes big problems. It's also very common – it affects most people at some point in their lives, during illness or ageing. But, there's no medicine for it.
"We studied muscle gene activity in people with atrophy and used that information to find chemicals that might block atrophy.
"One of those chemicals was especially interesting. It's called ursolic acid and it's particularly concentrated in apple peels."
The study, published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, showed that ursolic acid reduced muscle wasting in mice.
They believe the substance works by reprogramming genes that cause muscle wasting and fat build up.
"Interestingly, although ursolic acid increased muscle weight in mice, it did not increase total body weight, and further investigation showed that mice fed ursolic acid had less body fat than mice that were not fed the compound," he said.
Now they plan to try it on humans to see if it has the same effect.
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But can't have that any more. So many people have apples tree's in their garden
and they are easy to store so they are the cheapest fruit over here.
I also like baked apples but no caramel or cream makes them less appealing
I'd kill for some hot home made apple pie with fresh Cream
You are making me hungry Lost:-]
I miss mom and her apple pie:-[
We only had this on a Sunday so the meal was something special to look forward to for us Kids
How can you look forward to a packaged meal in any way Not a tall,
No one was allowed in the Kitchen on a Sunday when the meal was being prepared, unless invited
Happy days!
When I was small I got to help mom make the biscuits:-]
Wish those days could have lasted forever.