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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away — Fact or Fiction?


An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away — Fact or Fiction?

January 6, 2021 at 11:25 AM

You likely know the familiar expression, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

While the phrase was first coined in 1913, it was based on a Pembrokeshire proverb that originated in 1866.

In fact, Notes and Queries magazine was the first to publish the original quote: “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor from earning his bread.”

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