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Introduction

Fruits are very important in every persons life. They contain very important minerals, nutrients, vitamins and certain chem8cal which our body needs for good metabolism and healthy life. We have have various fruits that can be eaten raw sometimes cooked. These fruits can really protect your organs as well as your entire body system, mitigating serious health issues like cancer, diabeties and heart diseases.

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My Favorite Fruit

It is really hard 5o make a choice of your favorite fruit from the thousands of them that we have available. However,Among all the fruits, my Favorite fruit is the APPLE FRUIT.

Why do I select this fruit as my favorite? Just follow through in my write up and you will convinced to agree with me too.

The cost of one apple in my country is about 0.7steem. That is the least amount you can get it.

Apple as a fruit comes with several varieties depending on the location. The apple that grows in temperate regions are different from the ones in tropical. However the basic thing about all of them is that they are all good for the health. Apple is taken to be a food of its own, since it has it has a good quantity or supply of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. The intake of the apple fruits has contributed to the prevention of so many diseases.

What are some of the nutritional contents of the Apple? The nutritional content of apple includes minerals, vitamins and 9ther chemicals as stated below.

These are

1. Iron mineral
2. Magnesium
3. Manganese
4. Zinc
5. Copper
6. Phosphorus
7. Potassium
8. Calcium
9. Vitamin A, B and E.
10. Antioxidants like quercetin, catechin, phloridzin, chlorogenic acid.

Having mentioned the basic minerals gotten from the consumption of Apple, let us now look at how these minerals aids in the overall well-being of an individual.

1. It has been verified that one of the major ways of inhibiting cancer growth is by the intake of foods rich in antioxidants. Thus the Apple fruit is very rich in antioxidants, consumption of it can inhibit cancer growth. Infact studies have confirmed that it lowers the risk of lung cancer, breast cancer and some other types.

2. Apples are also good for Diabetics and blood sugar regulation. One of the antioxidants found in apple improves metabolic balance and assists in regulating the rate at which sugar is absorbed.

3. Ingestion of apple also helps to enhance digestion relieving the individual from the problem of constipation.

4. Apple is also rich in Calcium, this helps in strengthening of bones and improving the overall health of the bones in our body. Reduces the posibility of Osteoporosis.

5. Consumption of apples aids in reducing the amount of unhealth cholesterols in the body, thereby protecting the individual stroke.

6. Most people use mouthwash before going to bed, to avoid bad breath in the morning. Why use chemicals to do so, when you can use a natural source for that. Apple fruit provides just that. When apple is eaten as the last thing in the night, just like you would do with a mouthwash, you will wake up in the morning clean and fresh without any mouth odor.

7. Intake of Apple fruits serves as a boost for the brain power. It boosts the production of acetycholine, which helps build a stronger communication between nerve cells and the the brain. This in turn improves our memory.

There are so many other benefits derived from ingestion of the apple fruit. You can now see reasons why I choose it to be my favorite fruit.
Also where, I live in Nigeria, it is one of the fruits that is not determined by season or time. Even though, the season for the specie that grows in my locality has not come, we have abundance of other species coming in from neighboring countries. So it is ever present and available.

Conclusion

So whenever you think of fruits, THINK APPLE
So when you want to eat next, wash thoroughly and eat everything for better life.

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