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Scientists in the Netherlands did a ten-year study of the fruits and vegetables people were eating over a decade. They divided the fruits and vegetables into four categories based on color: green, orange/yellow, red/purple, and white. "White" included apples, pears, bananas and cauliflower, and the most common fruits eaten in the white category were apples, pears and applesauce. The researchers found that people who ate an amount of white fruit that equaled an apple-a-day "had a 52 percent lower risk of stroke" than those who ate a much smaller amount. Then they studied apples and pears separately and found that "apples and pears accounted for a 7 percent decline in stroke risk for every 25 grams eaten each day." It isn’t known "why apples and pears might reduce stroke risk", but the two fruits are "rich sources of dietary fiber, which is associated with lowering blood pressure", and both fruits "contain a number of nutrients and phytochemicals, including the flavonol quercetin, which may have anti-inflammatory properties."<ref>[https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/new-evidence-for-an-apple-a-day/] Parker-Pope, Tara. "New Evidence for an Apple a Day". ''New York Times'' "Well" blog. September 15, 2011.</ref> |
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A study published in the British medical journal ''[[The BMJ]]'' compared eating "an apple a day" with taking a [[Statin|common daily cholesterol-lowering drug]] to see how each affected vascular mortality. They point out that their study appears to demonstrate that the expression "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" has withstood the test of time. In their conclusion they found that the practice of eating an apple a day "is able to match modern medicine and is likely to have fewer side effects."<ref>[https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f7267] Briggs, Adam D. Mizdrak, Anja. Scarborough, Peter. "A statin a day keeps the doctor away: comparative proverb assessment modelling study". ''The BMJ''. December 17, 2013.</ref> |
A study published in the British medical journal ''[[The BMJ]]'' compared eating "an apple a day" with taking a [[Statin|common daily cholesterol-lowering drug]] to see how each affected vascular mortality. They point out that their study appears to demonstrate that the expression "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" has withstood the test of time. In their conclusion they found that the practice of eating an apple a day "is able to match modern medicine and is likely to have fewer side effects."<ref>[https://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f7267] Briggs, Adam D. Mizdrak, Anja. Scarborough, Peter. "A statin a day keeps the doctor away: comparative proverb assessment modelling study". ''The BMJ''. December 17, 2013.</ref> |
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"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" is a common English-language proverb that appeared in the 19th century, advocating for the consumption of apples, and by extension, "if one eats healthy foods, one will remain in good health and will not need to see the doctor often."[1]
Origin
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.[2][3][4] The current 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.[5][6][7]
Scientific evaluation
A study published in the British medical journal The BMJ compared eating "an apple a day" with taking a common daily cholesterol-lowering drug to see how each affected vascular mortality. They point out that their study appears to demonstrate that the expression "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" has withstood the test of time. In their conclusion they found that the practice of eating an apple a day "is able to match modern medicine and is likely to have fewer side effects."[8]
A 2015 study found apple eaters "were more likely, in the crude analysis, to keep the doctor (and prescription medications) away." When they adjusted for "sociodemographic and health-related characteristics, however, the association was no longer statistically significant”. The study also found, however, that people who ate an apple a day used fewer prescription medications.[2]
References
- ^ "What Does An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away Mean?". Writing Explained. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ a b Davis, Matthew A.; Bynum, Julie P. W.; Sirovich, Brenda E. (1 May 2015). "Association between apple consumption and physician visits". JAMA Internal Medicine. 175 (5): 777–83. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5466. PMC 4420713. PMID 25822137.
- ^ Speake J, ed. (2015). "An apple a day keeps the doctor away". Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0198734901.
- ^ Phillips, J. P. (1866). "A Pembrokeshire proverb". Notes & Queries. 127 (s3–IX): 153.
- ^ Ely, Margaret (24 September 2013). "History behind 'An apple a day'". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "The Pomological Show: Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". George Bayley. 26 November 1887. p. 5. hdl:10107/4592708.
The vote of thanks having been carried unanimously, Mr Chilton responded on behalf of Miss Chilton. He also lamented the fact that large sums of money were sent out of the country for foreign fruit, and hoped that by the example and influence of that how much good would be done. He advocated the increased use of fruit, for he believed in the old saying, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." (Laughter.) He proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Jones, the secretary, to whose untiring efforts and enthusiasm the success of the show was due. This vote of thanks having been carried, Mr Jones briefly responded, and the proceedings terminated.
- ^ "The Country Gentleman". Vol. LXXVIII, no. 50. 13 December 1913. pp. Cover, 7, 37. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ [1] Briggs, Adam D. Mizdrak, Anja. Scarborough, Peter. "A statin a day keeps the doctor away: comparative proverb assessment modelling study". The BMJ. December 17, 2013.