Fresh apples or apple juice are equally healthy food recipes. But according to research conducted by the National Heart and Lung Institute, apple juice(healthy food recipes) actually has more benefits for maintaining healthy lungs. "This is because the content of antioxidants that can counteract free radicals," wrote European Respiratory Journal some time ago.

Research involving children respondents aged 5-10 years in the area around Greenwich, London was also revealed that the lung health and a child's asthma will be greater if the child is suffering experienced in respiratory disorders such as screeching sound. The researchers asked the parents to provide information about intake of fruits consumed by their children and symptoms of disease diidap by their children.

The result, it was the children who consumed the apple juice once a day have a smaller tendency respiratory ganguan affected than those who ate only once a month of apple juice or eating an apple. "Apple juice consumed was not necessarily from fresh apple juice, but it can also of apple juice that was in the package," so said Dr. Peter Burney, chairman of the study

According to Drs. Peter Burney, who called phytochemicals content in apples such as flavanoids and phenolic acids that is instrumental in reducing inflammation in the airways so that a child is prevented from breathing problems and asthma. The results of this study also revealed that women who eat lots of apples during pregnancy provides greater protection to babies who are still in the womb of asthma later in life. "There is some evidence that it describes a healthy diet and taking anti-oxidant vitamins to prevent asthma," said Dr. Mike Thomas, Asthma researchers from the University of Aberdeen, UK.