An Apple a Day Might Help Protect the Brain
That old saw about an apple a day keeping the doctor away may need an addendum: Researchers at Cornell University have found that an antioxidant, quercetin, naturally occurring in apples and other foods, could also help protect against brain-cell damage (this test done on rats). The study used extracts of phytonutrients from red apples that give it its antioxidant properties.
