An apple a day ...

Posted by ESC November 05, 1999In reply to Origin of An apple a day keeps the doctor away posted by Gordon Ueland on November 05, 1999

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From Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings by Gregory Y. Titelman : "An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Eating fruit regularly keeps one healthy. First found as a Welsh folk proverb " 'Eat an apple on going to bed,/ And you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread.' First attested in the United States in 1913..."