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An apple a day keeps the doctor away

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  1. Apples keep us healthy.


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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