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Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?

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9. An apple a day can manage diabetes

There are three types of diabetes; each can affect the human body differently. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when your pancreas doesn’t produce insulin, which is the hormone that delivers sugar from your blood to your cells.

People who have this type of diabetes need to take insulin shots every day.

If you have type 2 diabetes, your body produces insulin, but it either can’t do this enough or the insulin can’t work effectively. The last type of diabetes is gestational, which some women may develop during pregnancy.

Eating apples regularly has the potential to improve your insulin resistance, which should result in lower blood sugar levels.

Moreover, a 2019 meta-analysis discovered that eating an apple a day may significantly reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

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