Does An Apple A Day REALLY Keep The Doctor Away?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Is there any truth to this?

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New evidence for how green tea, apples could protect health
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...
"A new study that adds more to the growing body of evidence that certain compounds found naturally in foods have specific effects that help prevent chronic diseases."

An apple a day keeps the doctor away
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/...
"Prescribing an apple a day to all adults aged 50 and over would prevent or delay around 8,500 vascular deaths such as heart attacks and strokes every year in the UK -- similar to giving statins to everyone over 50 years who is not already taking them -- according to a study."

Will an apple a day keep the doctor away?
http://health.howstuffworks.com/menta...
"It's one of the most recognizable expressions around: 'An apple a day keeps the doctor away.' But besides the fact that it rhymes, which makes it fun to say and easy to recall, does it really have any value?"
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