Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2018-06-04

Which would save more lives, a prescription to eat an apple a day or statin drugs?

New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/




Should we be seeing our doctors every year regardless? See my videos Is it Worth Getting Annual Health Check-Ups? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-it-worth-getting-annual-health-check-ups/) and Is it Worth Getting an Annual Physical Exam? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-It-Worth-Getting-an-Annual-Physical-Exam).

Like the thought of taking a more food-based approach to treatment? You’ll love lifestyle medicine: Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/lifestyle-medicine-treating-the-causes-of-disease).

Sadly, Physicians May Be Missing Their Most Important Tool (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/physicians-may-be-missing-their-most-important-tool).

Here a link to my last apple vid: Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain(http://nutritionfacts.org/video/apple-peels-put-to-the-test-for-chronic-joint-pain).

What about dried apples? See Dried Apples Versus Cholesterol (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dried-apples-versus-cholesterol/).

What about apple cider vinegar? Check out: Does Apple Cider Vinegar Help with Weight Loss? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-apple-cider-vinegar-help-with-weight-loss).

And what about head to head versus acai berries? The Antioxidant Effects of Acai vs. Apples (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Apple-Cider-Vinegar-Help-with-Weight-Loss).

Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-an-apple-a-day-really-keep-the-doctor-away and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it.


Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-an-apple-a-day-really-keep-the-doctor-away. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. 

If you’d rather watch these videos on YouTube, subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=nutritionfactsorg


Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

Captions for this video are available in several languages. To find yours, click on the settings wheel on the lower-right of the video and then "Subtitles/CC." 
Do you have feedback about the translations in this video? Please share it here along with the title of the video and language: https://nutritionfacts.zendesk.com/hc/requests/new
To view the subtitles in transcript format, click on the ellipsis button below the video, choose "Open transcript", and select the language you'd like to view them in. 

Image credit: Fischer Twins / Unsplash

https://NutritionFacts.org
• Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe
• Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate
• Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org
• Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books
• Shop: https://drgreger.org