The old saying that eating an apple a day will keep the doctor away has gained further scientific merit, as the scientific literature on this fruit garners more findings that vouch for its healthful benefits.
Eating apples is beyond folk medicine fantasy, a study found that eating one apple a day for four weeks translated to a 40 percent drop in blood levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein/beta2-glycoprotein I complex (which may contribute to atherosclerosis) among healthy, middle-aged individuals.
