"An apple a day keeps the doctor away", isn't just a saying someone coined because they have something against doctors; apples do minimize your risk of falling sick, thus saving you that trip to the doctor.

Over the years, apples have become quite popular, not just because of their crunchy feel and sweet taste, but mostly due to their many research-backed health benefits.

Apples are known and proven to manage, minimise, and cure certain illnesses and conditions ranging from diabetes to cancer, age-related mental decline, and bone health as well.

Below are 10 other health benefits of apple you should really start utilizing.

1. Apples Lowers High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure

Apples contain soluble fibre which when eaten, reduces the risk of heart diseases and lowers high cholesterol levels as well.

This soluble fibre in apple prevents the build-up of cholestrol in the lining of the blood vessels, thereby preventing the risk of atherosclerosis (interrupted airflow due to buildup of plaque) and heart disease.

Apples also lower high blood pressure.

2. Apples Aid In Weight Loss

If you have been looking for ways to lose weight, you might want to consider incorporating apples into your diet, as they aid in weight loss.

Apples are also high in fibre and water, which are both filling substance, so when you eat apples your calorie intake for each day is reduced.

Additionally, if you find yourself constantly craving food, you can use this fruit to regulate your eating, and eat fewer meals in a day.

3. Apples Lower The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

Apples can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes because they contain polyphenols.

Polyphenol is an antioxidant that prevents tissue damage to beta cells in your pancreas, as beta cells produce insulin which prevents diabetes.

Beta cells are often damaged in people with type 2 diabetes.

4. Apples Aids Digestion

Apples aid the digestive process, as they contain both soluble and insoluble fiber.

Soluble fiber slows down digestion allowing you to feel full, and it also slows down the digestion of glucose, which helps control blood sugar.

Insoluble fiber found on Apple skin on the other hand, carries food through the digestive system and aids in constipation and regularity.

5. Apples Reduces The Risk Of Cancer

Apples are scientifically proven and believed to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties which are responsible for their cancer-preventive effects.

In addition, the plant compounds found in apples also lowers the risk of cancer.

6. Antioxidant Apples Fight Asthma

Apples that are rich in antioxidants, can aid in protecting the lungs from oxidative damage.

Apple skin contains flavonoid quercetin, that can regulate the immune system and reduce inflammation, this is how apple positively affects asthma and allergic reactions.

7. Apples Can Be Good For Bone Health

Good bone health is often linked to the consumption of fruits like apples, as the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties found in it promotes bone density and strength.

Eating apples especially, causes you to lose less calcium in your body and helps you preserve bone mass as you advance in age.

8. Apples Protect The Stomach From Injuries

Taking painkillers can alleviate pain, but a category of painkillers known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), injure the lining of the stomach.

Chlorogenic acid and catechin found in apples, are thought to be particularly helpful when it comes to protecting your stomach's lining from NSAIDs' damage.

9. Apples Enhances Brain Power

Apples increase the production of acetylcholine, which enhances Brain power, and builds stronger communication between your brain and your nerve cells, thereby improving memory function, and lowering the chances of you developing a degenerative disease like Alzheimer's.

Do keep in mind that natural apple juice proves more effective in providing this benefit, not the ones bought in a store with additives put in them.

10. Apples Promote Tooth Health

Apples contain malic acid which boosts saliva production, and removes bacteria from the mouth.

They are also packed with vitamins and minerals which promote healthy teeth, and their fibrous nature improves the health of gums.

There are various types of apples in the world - Red Delicious, McIntosh, Crispin, Gala, Granny Smith, Fuji, and Honeycrisp, and each of them come in different flavours, shapes, sizes, colours, and textures.

However although every apple differs in look and in their benefits to the body, they are all healthy, and adding them to your daily or occasionally diet no matter which type, provides enormous health benefits to you.