An apple a day ...

Posted by ESC on November 05, 1999

In 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 (1996): "An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Eating fruit regularly keeps one healthy. First found as a Welsh folk proverb (1866)" '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..."