An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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But whoever said an apple a day keeps the doctor away was lying.
From Los Angeles Times
We've all heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but how true is that?
From Salon
She was obsessed with the taste, appreciated the nutrition and certainly believed in the phrase, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
From Salon
We’ve all heard the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”
From Fox News
An apple a day keeps the doctor away : This well-known statement is based on an 1860s Welsh proverb that eating apples will diminish doctor visits.
From Washington Post
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