Health
Benefits of Pears
Late
summer garden delivers its wonderful fruits for your table. Now pears, these
delicious and sweet pomaceous fruits, are ripening. Pears have been a part of
many diets for thousands of years. Besides their flavour they also have huge
health benefits.
An
average pear provides around 100 Kcal energy which are derived from its natural
sugar content. Pears hold essential vitamins; vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin A, B
complex vitamins, folate and phenolic compounds. Their mineral content; potassium,
magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, calcium and copper are equally important. They
improve your bone health.
Like many other fruits, pears are
a wealth of antioxidants that combat various diseases
within the body. Pears
provide fibre, which can improve your digestion and stimulate secretion of
gastronomic and digestive juices.
Antioxidants,
vitamin C, vitamin A, beta-carotene,
lutein and zeaxanthin found in pears can help combat free radicals. They have
been connected to prevent of a number of different cancers including breast,
prostate, lung and colon cancer. The antioxidant and vitamin C substances in
pears are also beneficial for your immune system as they stimulate white blood
cell production, helping to eliminate condition like common cold and flu. Vitamin
C keeps your metabolism running smoothly and ensures that all the functions
work right too. Antioxidant and flavonoid component in pears can also induce
anti-inflammatory effects in the body, reducing the pain associated
with inflammation. Pears are a wonderful source of potassium, which means that
they can have a significant impact on heart health lowering blood pressure and reducing
your chance of cardiovascular diseases.
It is a
high-energy and high-nutrition food with low impact on weight gain and obesity. Its antioxidants
are primarily praised for their anti-carcinogenic activities.
Pear Smoothie
Ingredients:
2 cut medium ripen pears
1 cm length of grated ginger
1 freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tsp of cinnamon
250 ml water
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