An apple a day keeps the doctor away

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away is an English proverb that means something like "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".

This proverb appeared for the first time verifiably in a Welsh magazine in 1866 , at that time it was still: “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread” (German about “Eat an apple before going to bed and your doctor can no longer earn his bread ").

The saying became famous in the 20th century, when the supposed health benefits of the apple became increasingly known. There it is part of the dietary advice on individual life extension - in contrast to the harm caused by tobacco consumption. In its current form, it was first published in 1913 by Elizabeth Mary Wright, wife of philologist Joseph Wright , in the book Rustic Speech and Folklore .

The proverb is so well known around the world that it is used in many languages ​​as the English original or in a literal, yet as rhyming translation as possible. An example: “una mela al giorno toglie il medico di torno” (Italy).

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