Health benefits of apple

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Instructions
For questions 1-10, read the text below and write the word which best fits in each space. Use only one word in each space.

 The delicious and crunchy apple is one of the popular fruits that contain an impressive list of essential nutrients, (1)........... are required for normal growth and development and overall nutritional well-being. 

Apples are low (2)............ calories; 100 g of fresh fruit slices provide (3) ............. 50 calories. The fruits are rich in dietary fiber which helps prevent absorption of dietary cholesterol in the gut. The dietary fibers also help protect the mucous membrane of the colon from exposure (4) ............. toxic substances by binding to cancer causing chemicals in the colon. 

Apple fruit contains good quantities of vitamin-C and beta-carotene. Vitamin C is a powerful natural antioxidant. Consumption of foods rich in vitamin C helps body develop resistance (5) ................ infectious agents and scavenge harmful, pro-inflammatory free radicals from the body. 

  (6) ............ addition, apple fruit is a good source of B-complex vitamins (7) .............. as riboflavin, thiamin, and pyridoxine (vitamin B-6). Together these vitamins help as co-factors for enzymes in metabolism as (8) ............... as in various synthetic functions inside the body. 

Apples also contain small (9) ................ of minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and calcium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids which helps controlling heart rate and blood (10) ................; thus counters the bad influences of sodium.

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