More research backs up the rhyme. Find out how apples can boost your health -- plus some tasty ideas to get more in your diet.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Apple in the morning – Doctor’s warning
Roast apple at night – starves the doctor outright
Eat an apple going to bed – knock the doctor on the head
Three each day, seven days a week – ruddy apple, ruddy cheekNo one knows who wrote the rhyme or when, but today’s doctors have little to fear from this famed fruit. In fact, experts continue to investigate how it can prevent illness — and we may want to take the latest research to heart. Researchers at Florida State University recently found that a daily dose of apples helps combat two serious risk factors affecting cardiovascular health.
An apple a day keeps cholesterol and inflammation away
The study, recently presented at the Experimental Biology 2011 conference in Washington, D.C, followed 160 women aged 45-65 over the course of a year. Researchers divided participants into two groups: the first group ate 75 g (2.5 ounces) of dried apples each day while the second group ate prunes — another fruit known for its healthy benefits. Blood tests were taken at the 3, 6 and 12 month points to measure heart health.
An apple a day for your heart
