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Apple a Day Could Save Thousands, As Could an Increase Use of Statins
An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, according to a new study that found prescribing a daily apple to adults over the age of 50 could prevent about 8,500 vascular deaths each year in the UK. The effect, the researchers found, would be roughly the equivalent of assigning the drugs designed to lower cholesterol levels to everyone 50 years old and up who is not already taking them.
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