India, April 18 -- An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but stewed apples can apparently do the job even better. The dish is often prepared to soothe an ailing stomach. Taking to Instagram on April 17, Dr Karan Rajan, a UK-based surgeon and health content creator, explains its benefits and how best to make it.

According to Dr Rajan, stewed apples are basically "a cheat code for your gut health." This is because cooking unlocks the fibre content of the fruit for the gut-friendly bacteria and lowers the risk of bloating.

In his words, "Apples contain pectin, a prebiotic soluble fibre that's great for feeding your microbiome. But in raw apples, pectin exists as long complex chains, and these are tightly bound together by the cell wall.

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