Regular use of apples will help improve the quality of women's sexual life
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
All iLive content is medically reviewed or fact checked to ensure as much factual accuracy as possible.
We have strict sourcing guidelines and only link to reputable media sites, academic research institutions and, whenever possible, medically peer reviewed studies. Note that the numbers in parentheses ([1], [2], etc.) are clickable links to these studies.
If you feel that any of our content is inaccurate, out-of-date, or otherwise questionable, please select it and press Ctrl + Enter.
In apples there is a special type of estrogens - floridzin, which has a similar effect with the female sex hormone estradiol. The action of the hormone is aimed at increasing the lubrication in the vagina during sexual intercourse. In addition, the composition of apples include antioxidants and polyphenols, which improve blood circulation in the small pelvis.
As studies of specialists in one of the Italian institutes showed, with the regular use of apples it is possible to improve the quality of sexual life in women. However, scientists failed to identify any cause-effect relationship, in their opinion, women who love apples have better health, which affects the quality of sexual life.
In a new research project, scientists analyzed the condition of more than 700 Italian women who lived an active sex life. None of the participants in the experiment had any depressive or sexual disorders, and neither of them took any medication. The age of participants was from 18 to 43 years.
All women were divided into two groups. In the first group, women needed to regularly eat apples, and in the second - to completely abandon these fruits. The participants of the experiment filled out a special questionnaire, which contained about 20 questions concerning the frequency of sexual intercourse, sexual function, orgasm, the amount of lubrication during sexual intercourse, general satisfaction from sex, and so on. As a result, after the experiment, scientists determined that in the first group of women, which regularly needed to eat apples, the answers from the lubricant category and the general satisfaction from the sexual intercourse turned out to be better.
In addition to the fact that apples help to improve the quality of women's sexual life, they are a natural fat burner. The skin of these fruits contains ursolic acid, which helps to increase muscle mass and burn fat deposits. A group of specialists carried out research on rodents, who ate mostly fatty foods. Ursolic acid helped animals burn more calories, which reduced the likelihood of developing diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease. As scientists note, the acid can be useful for the human body.
As is known, in the human body there are two kinds of fat - brown and white. White is needed to store energy, and brown is needed to produce heat. A large amount of brown fat is observed in children, but as it grows, its amount in the body decreases. Ursolic acid helps not only to maintain, but also increase the amount of brown fat in the human body, and also increases the amount of muscle. It is worth noting that the muscles are also involved in the process of burning calories.
In the study, scientists used an animal model of a metabolic disorder, but in spite of this, ursolic acid promoted an increase in brown fat in the body of rodents and an increase in skeletal muscle.
As a result, as experts say, ursolic acid is a good tool for fighting not only obesity, but also related diseases.
[