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The Health Benefits of Apricots

February 26, 2010 by Don Tolman  
Filed under Disease, Whole Foods

Benefits of Apricot:
Benefits:
• Cancer
• Controls Blood Pressure
• Saves Your Eyesight
• Slows Aging Process
• Shields against Alzheimer’s
The apricot is loaded with betacarotene,
iron, fiber, vitamin C and
several B vitamins and over 8,000
other nutritional components making
it a fantastic fruit. Dry apricots
are a great snack because upon drying
an apricot, its nutrients get more
concentrated.
Eating apricots will help you with
the effects of aging, protect your
eyesight, ward off cancer and prevent
heart disease whether they are
fresh or dried.
Apricots, especially dried ones, are
another source of lycopene, which is
the amazing carotenoid that can help
prevent prostate, breast and several
other cancers. Munching on apricots
throughout the day can boost
your lycopene quicker than you
think even though they are not nearly
as good a source of lycopene as
the tomato; about 30 dried apricots
have the same amount of lycopene
as one tomato. Apricots are also a
beta-carotene which is good source
of the most famous carotenoid. The
consumption of this powerful nutrient
reduces your risk of some types
of stomach and intestinal cancers.
To get these benefits, eat about six
fresh apricots a day.

Benefits of Apricot:

Benefits:

• Cancer

• Controls Blood Pressure

• Saves Your Eyesight

• Slows Aging Process

• Shields against Alzheimer’s

aprictosThe apricot is loaded with betacarotene, iron, fiber, vitamin C and several B vitamins and over 8,000 other nutritional components making it a fantastic fruit. Dry apricots are a great snack because upon drying an apricot, its nutrients get more concentrated.

Eating apricots will help you with the effects of aging, protect your eyesight, ward off cancer and prevent heart disease whether they are fresh or dried. Apricots, especially dried ones, are another source of lycopene, which is the amazing carotenoid that can help prevent prostate, breast and several other cancers. Munching on apricots throughout the day can boost your lycopene quicker than you think even though they are not nearly as good a source of lycopene as the tomato; about 30 dried apricots have the same amount of lycopene as one tomato. Apricots are also a beta-carotene which is good source of the most famous carotenoid. The consumption of this powerful nutrient reduces your risk of some types of stomach and intestinal cancers.

To get these benefits, eat about six fresh apricots a day.

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