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  • September 2015 Issue
  • Story by Good Fruit Grower
  • A pear a day…

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Pears could have multiple health benefits, according to preliminary research at the North Dakota State University in Fargo. Researchers there studied whether the peel, pulp, and juice of pears could help prevent and manage type-2 diabetes, hypertension, and stomach diseases. Drs. Kalidas Shetty and Dipayan Sarkar found that fermented juice and extracts of Bartlett and Starkrimson pears could inhibit Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which are associated with gastritis and stomach ulcers, without harming beneficial bacteria in the […]

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