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The 10 Best Foods for Flat Abs
Apples
A 2003 study in the journal Nutrition found that overweight women who consumed three apples or pears a day for three months lost more weight than their counterparts who were fed a similar diet with oat cookies instead of fruits. "A large apple has 5 grams of fiber, but it's also nearly 85 percent water, which helps you feel full," explains Elisa Zied, RD, author of So What Can I Eat?! (Wiley, 2006). Apples also contain quercetin, a compound shown to help fight certain cancers, reduce cholesterol damage, and promote healthy lungs.
Try for: An apple (or two) a day. A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that the Red Delicious, Cortland, and Northern Spy varieties had the highest antioxidant activity.
Try these healthy recipes:
Cinnamon Apples with Creamy Oats
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eating 3 apples a day is better than eating chips,cookies or other junk food out there..
4/4/2012 09:59:34 AM Report Abuseeating 3 apples a day is better than eating chips,cookies and all the other junk foods out there....
4/4/2012 09:57:00 AM Report AbuseThis study is funny...those who ate fruit instead of cookies lost more weight!!
1/23/2012 12:51:32 PM Report AbuseI have to say that the apples do work and they help reduce cholesterol. I am eating an apple a day and can tell when i miss it I seem to eat more on those days. So I will up mine to two a day.
6/30/2010 08:08:00 AM Report AbuseI thought the saying goes "an apple a day..." not 3
5/21/2010 12:07:00 PM Report AbuseThe apple study is ridiculous. I don't think three apples or pears every day is moderate, in fact it sounds like a fad diet. Why does there need to be an study done to prove that cookies in stead of apples are more fattening. Why don't you tell us something we don't already know.
4/22/2010 10:55:51 AM Report Abuse