Sulfur-containing compounds are often added to dried foods like apricots as preservatives to help prevent oxidation and bleaching of colors. The sulfites used to help preserve dried apricots cause adverse reactions in an estimated one out of every 100 people, who turn out to be sulfite sensitive.
At the end of 18 months, however, the pear-shaped people had gained back half of the weight they had lost on either diet. Apple-shaped people gained back almost 1.4 of the 2.3 kg they lost on the low-fat diet but kept off all the weight they lost on the low-glycemic diet.
Researchers revealed that people who consume pears are 35% less likely to be obese - thanks in large part to the high levels of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, copper and potassium in the fruit. Pears are an âexcellent sourceâ of fiber, in addition to being a good source of vitamin C. A single medium pear contains nearly 24 per cent the daily fiber recommendations â and is only 100 calories. The fruit is also free of fat, cholesterol and sodium â and contains 190 mg of potassium.