What We’ve Thought About an Apple a Day is Wrong

What We’ve Thought About an Apple a Day is Wrong

It’s not “An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away” anymore because it’s “An Apple A Day Keeps The Pharmacist Away” now.

A research published by Jama Internal Medicine had revealed that eating an apple a day won’t keep a patient avoid doctors or hospitals, especially diseases that needs thorough screenings.

Authors of the research analysed data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey to see if apple eaters see doctors less than non-apple eaters. The survey was done from 2007 to 2010.

Based on the study, people who eat apples on a regular basis had higher educational attainment, less likely to smoke and were from a racial or ethnic minority. Read more:

Don’t Bite that Apple Yet! Not until you read this!

Don’t Bite that Apple Yet! Not until you read this!  

After the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had found listeria monocytogenes in sample  of apples taken from Bidart Brothers plant in California, the Philippine government had ordered for its shipments to be return.

But not all apples from Bidart Brothers were recalled. Only Granny Smith and Gala apples from the facility were affected by the bacteria.

The bacteria listeria found in contaminated food can cause flu-like symptoms, meningitis, meningoencephalitis, brain swelling, and miscarriage.

Bidart Brothers voluntarily withdrawn shipments to countries like Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Read more: