We all know that proverb that teaches us and urges us to consume apples to never have health problems. A mela a day keeps the doctor away: and the baked apple is it good or bad?
The baked apples
We know how much the my are healthy fruits rich in vitamins, fibers and minerals beneficial for our body. The my they are rich in flavonoids that protect the body from the attack of viruses, fungi and bacteria and contain antioxidant substances that help us in the fight against free radicals, the main causes of aging and abnormal cell multiplication, responsible for the appearance of tumors. Apples help prevent diabetes, improve circulation, protect against heart attacks and strokes. But is cooking them still good for our health?
We can say that the Cooked apples they are certainly much softer on the palate and also more digestible for the stomach. Cooking makes apples more digestible so eating cooked apples is recommended in the case of stomach problems but also constipation. In fact, cooked apples have the effect of a natural laxative.
When eaten in moderation, cooked apples make for an excellent breakfast or afternoon snack as well as a remedy for heartburn and acidity. Eating cooked apples stimulates the appetite and is ideal for those who are convalescing and need to regain strength. So it seems that cooked apples offer just as many benefits as when eaten raw. But there can be contraindications?
Cooked apples: what to watch out for
Eat apples it has many health benefits and this also happens when we cook the fruit. There is, however, a question that we must underline to which we must pay close attention. Cooking causes a change in the chemical structure of the apples favoring the increase of sugars simple in fruit. Apples lose water when cooked. In this way it happens that, for the same weight, the sugars assimilated by the body are in greater numbers. These same sugars now mentioned become so problematic: they can cause glycemic spikes that stimulate the release of insulin by the pancreas, predisposing those who take baked apples to develop diseases such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes. The excessive consumption of cooked apples then affects cholesterol and can lead to obesity.
Eat cooked apples in high quantity it can promote an increase in body weight so that cooking apples will never be suitable for the menu of those who follow a slimming diet. If our intent is to lose weight we must eat an apple or two with the peel, certainly properly washed. In the peel of the fruit all the fibers are concentrated and there are substances capable of burning the fats of the pulp. Eating an apple with its peel will therefore allow us to take in fewer calories.
Returning to cooked apples, the advice is to consume them in moderation during the week, using them if necessary in case of digestive problems or constipation.
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