30.Health benefits of pear fruit By Allah Dad khan

2. Health Benefits
of Pear
By
Allah Dad Khan

3. Nutritional Facts
Amount per 100 grams of Pear-
Calories - 57 Kcal
Total fat - 0.1 g
Saturated fat - 0g
Polyunsaturated fat - 0.1g
Monounsaturated fat - 0.1g
Cholesterol - 0 mg
Sodium - 0.1 mg
Potassium - 116 mg
Dietary fiber - 3.1 g
Sugar - 10 g
Protein - 0.4 g
Vitamin C - 7 mg

4. Health Benefits of Pear
 Reduced Cancer Risk:
 Excessive amount of bile acids in
the intestine can increase risk
of colorectal cancer as well as
intestinal problems. Fiber in pears
has a tendency to get attached to
bile acid; particularly secondary
bile acids preventing the risk of
colon cancer.
 Also phytonutrients present in
pears help lower the risk of gastric
cancer.
 A study conducted by National
Institute of Health and the
American Association of Retired
persons involving 490802
participants, has revealed that
pears when consumed also help
reducing the risk of esophageal
cancer.

5. Health Benefits of Pear
 Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular
Diseases: Pear fibers have the
ability to bind with bile acids in the
intestine and reduce the pool of bile
acid, which in turn decreases the
synthesis of cholesterol. A study has
revealed that pear’s capacity to bind
to bile acids when compared to
cholesterol lowering
drug cholestyramine is about 5
percent of the ability of the drug to
accomplish the result. Amongst
other fruits which are commonly
consumed,
only bananas and pineapples showe
d more bile acid with their binding
ability being 9 percent and 6 percent
respectively.

6. Health Benefits of Pear
 Reduced Risk of Type -
2 Diabetes Mellitus: As
pears have adequate
amount of soluble and
insoluble fiber,
consumption of this fruit
helps in lowering the risk of
diabetes. Several studies
have shown that flavonols,
flavon-3-ols, and
anthocyanins present in the
pear help in improving
insulin sensitivity and
hence regulate the levels of
glucose in the body in the
proper way.

7. Health Benefits of Pear
 Antioxidant and Anti-
Inflammatory Properties: A study
on aging found that pear has been
ranked as the second highest
source of flavonols among all fruits
and vegetables, partly due to
epicatechin richness of the fruit. All
these components present in the
pear have antioxidant properties and
also enhance anti-inflammatory
support. As a result consumption of
pears has now been associated with
decreased risk of several common
chronic diseases that starts with
chronic inflammation and excessive
oxidation stress. Some of the
phytonutrients present in pear fruit
are hydroxybenzoic acids,
hydroxycinnamic acids,
hydroxyquinones, flavanols (also
called as Flavon-3-ols), flavonols,
and carotenoids

8. Health Benefits of Pear

9. Health Benefits of Pear
 High Amount of
Vitamin C: Pears
contain high amounts of
vitamin C which is
an antioxidant. Hence
consumption of pears
leads to prevention of
scurvy caused by
deficiency of vitamin C.
Vitamin C also has
tissue building properties
and therefore works well
in healing of wounds and
cuts.

10. Health Benefits of Pear
 Hypoallergenic
Properties:
Sometimes pear is the
first fruit to be
introduced to an infant
as it is considered to
be less allergenic than
other fruits and food
items. Pears have low
amounts of salicylates
and benzoates, so are
recommended
to allergy sufferers.

11. Health Benefits of Pear
 Laxative: Pears
work as a very good
laxative and are
known to
ease constipation.
High amounts of
dietary fibers in the
peel of pear fruit
works well on the
digestion system and
increase the bowel
movement as well.

12. Health Benefits of Pear
 Fat Free and Cholesterol
Free: Including pears in
one's diet in place of higher
fat foods may decrease
overall intake of fat and
cholesterol hence cutting
down many associated risk
of various diseases. So, it
can be concluded that pear
fruit has myriad of benefits
if consumed on a regular
basis. This delicacy should
be included in the diet and
its benefits should be
enjoyed by each and every
person.

13. Health Benefits of Pear
 Throat Problem
 The pears are in
season during the
summer for a
reason. Drinking
pear juice every
morning and night
helps to cool your
body down during
this time. It
nourishes the throat
and helps prevent
throat problems.

14. Health Benefits of Pear
 Sustain Blood
sugar
 Pears are an
excellent source of
natural dietary fiber.
One pear will give
you 24% of your
recommended daily
allowance of fiber.
Fiber contains no
calories, and is a
necessary element
of a healthy diet as it
helps sustain blood
sugar levels and
promotes regularity.

15. Health Benefits of Pear
 Osteoporosis
 Pears contain high
level of boron.
Boron helps the
body to retain
calcium, thus
prevents or retards
osteoporosis.

16. Health Benefits of Pear
 Inflammation
 Pear juice has an
anti-inflammatory
effect and helps
relieve sufferers of
much pain in
various
inflammatory
condition

17. Health Benefits of Pear
 Fever
 The cooling effect
in pear is excellent
in relieving fever.
Best way to bring a
fever down quickly
is by drinking a big
glass of pear juic

18. Health Benefits of Pear
 Colon Health
 When not juicing,
eat the pear whole
for its precious
fiber that are highly
beneficial for your
colon health.

19. Health Benefits of Pear
 Constipation
 The pectin in pears
is diuretic and have
a mild laxative
effect. Drinking
pear juice regularly
helps regulate
bowel movements.

20. Health Benefits of Pear
 Source of energy
 You can get quick
and natural source
of energy from
pear juice, due
largely to its high
amounts of
fructose and
glucose

21. Health Benefits of Pear
 Immune Booster
 The anti-oxidant
nutrients in pears
are critical in
building up your
immune system.
Drink pear juice
when you feel a
cold coming

22. Health Benefits of Pear
 Shortness of
breath: The
summer heat may
cause children to
have shortness of
breath with
excessive phlegm.
Drink pear juice
during this period
to help clear the
phlegm.

23. Health Benefits of Pear
 Detox
 Regular, adequate
bowel movements
are crucial for the
daily excretion toxins
through the bile and
stool. Pears are
approximately 84%
water, which help to
keep stools soft and
flush the digestive
system of toxins.

24. Health Benefits of Pear
 Vocal
chord: Cube and
boil two Chinese
pears (pic on right)
with some raw
honey and drink
warm. This is
extremely healing
for the throat and
the vocal cord.