• An apple packs more cancer fighting antioxidant capability than a 1,500 milligram megadose of vitamin C.
• Antioxidant phytonutrients found in apples also fight the damaging effects of "bad" LDL cholesterol to keep your heart healthy.
• Apples are loaded with pectin, a soluble fiber that aids in digestion and may help reduce cancer and heart disease. One apple provides as much dietary fiber as a bowl of bran cereal.
• The complex carbohydrates in apples give your body a longer, more even energy boost compared to high sugar snacks. Apples keep you going much longer.
• Apples contain no fat, no sodium, no cholesterol, and taste great!
• Researchers in England report a benefit from eating apples and a reduced risk of developing asthma.
• New York State apples are a healthy choice for a nutrional low carb diet.
• New York State produces an average of 25 million bushels of apples annually, making it #2 in the country.
• New York State produces more commercial varieties of apples than any other region of the country.