Health Benefits of Pineapples


	Health Benefits of Pineapples

SenorCoconut

6-6-2008 6:00 PM

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pineapple, nutrition, bromelain, sinusitis, anti inflammatory, glycemic index, nutrients, mucha habermanns disease

SenorCoconut says:

Bromelain in pineapple aids and promotes digestion.

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6-7-2008 9:45 PM

tanyamm

It's really good in a pineapple upside down cake too.

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Pineapple is an excellent source of <B>vitamin C  and manganese</B>. It’s a very good source of vitamin Bl. It’s a good source of  vitamin B6, copper, magnesium, and dietary fiber.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/pineapple.html"><DIV><STRONG>Glycemic Index (GI)</STRONG>
In a study to determine the GI of various foods,  it was concluded that pineapples have a <B>low GI of 46 - 51.</B></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/pineapple.html"><DIV><B>Digestion</B>
Bromelain in pineapple aids and promotes digestion  due to its <B>protein digesting capabilities</B><STRONG>,</STRONG> and may relieve symptoms of <B>stomach upset or  heartburn.</B></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/pineapple.html"><DIV><B>Sinusitis</B>
In Germany, where bromelain is approved by the German  Commission E for the treatment of sinusitis, a clinical trial demonstrated  that children diagnosed with <B>acute sinusitis recovered significantly faster when  treated with pineapple bromelain </B>compared to other treatments.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/pineapple.html"><DIV><STRONG>Thrombosis</STRONG>
Studies have shown bromelain from pineapples to  display fibrinolytic and antithrombotic activity, and two clinical trials on  heart patients have shown a practically complete <B>elimination of thrombosis.</B></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.elements4health.com/pineapple.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.elements4health.com/img/D7FFAA7F-D55F-4066-88A0-2FF8EF7F1798" alt="pineapple" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3633791B-5223-4A30-A361-4896B2EF10FD/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>