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A variant of the proverb, "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread" was recorded as a Pembrokeshire saying in 1866. [1] [2] [3] The modern phrasing, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", began usage at the end of the 19th century, with early print examples found as early as 1887. [4] [5] [6] [7]
However, "On its own, no, an apple a day does not keep the doctor away," Levee says. "Apples don’t meet all of our nutrition needs, but they certainly do contribute to our overall health and ...
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At 65 and older, you lose three weeks a year to medical visits -- whether you had an apple a day or not. Can anything be done to make it all better?
Professor John T. Stinson (1866–1958) was a notable 20th-century fruit specialist and the first director of the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in 1900 [1] [2] He is best remembered for his remark "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," [1] given during a 1904 address to the St. Louis World's Fair.
The proverb, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", addressing the supposed health benefits of the fruit, has been traced to 19th-century Wales, where the original phrase was "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread". [113]
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