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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/nutrition-tip-apples-and-pears-keep-the-doctor-away/">Nutrition Tip: Apples and pears keep the doctor away</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted July 2, 2007 at 06:00 PM by Alexandra Smith</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Unless you’re camping out underneath a rock, you’ve heard about the heart-healthy benefits of red wine.&nbsp; But few of us have heard about the hearty power of apples and pears. According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, apples and pears rank alongside red wine when it comes to fighting heart disease.&nbsp; Researchers tracked both the dietary habits and diseases developed of more than 34,000 women for over 20 years.&nbsp; The results showed that consuming apples and pears resulted in the lowest risk of death from heart conditions. Apples and pears are chock-full of flavonoids.&nbsp; Flavonoids advance heart health as a result of their anti-inflammatory power, their ability to prevent blood clots from forming, and their ability to boost blood vessel functions.&nbsp; To figure out how many fruits and veggies you need…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/nutrition-tip-apples-and-pears-keep-the-doctor-away/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/nutrition-tip-apples-and-pears-keep-the-doctor-away/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/nutrition-tip-apples-and-pears-keep-the-doctor-away/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/nutrition-tip-apples-and-pears-keep-the-doctor-away/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>