If every man over the age of 50 years ate an apple a day, thousands of premature deaths from heart attack and stroke could be avoided every year, according to a new British scientific research, which is known to justify the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away. ” Researchers said that fruits like apples seem to benefit cardiovascular health almost as much as “miracle” drugs such as statins that lower high cholesterol.

Scientists explained that, over the apples, similar benefits are many other fruits, it is enough to eat every day. Chief of the team of researchers Dr. Adam Briggs of Oxford University, who made ​​the date of publication in the British medical journal “British Medical Journal “, according to the BBC, came to this conclusion based on computer models rather than direct scientific research on a sample of the population.  According to calculations, for adults of all ages ate an extra serving of fruits or vegetables each day, a country like Britain could avoid up to 11,000 deaths annually from cardiovascular causes. While if the habit were all people over 50, then the “gain” would be about 8,500 fewer premature deaths (respectively statins would save about 9,400 lives). Experts recommend at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, But something that most people do not keep.

Illustration, an apple contains approximately zero amount of salt and cholesterol, only 0.09 grams of fat and 1.39 grams of fiber.