Does an Apple a Day Really Keep the Doctor Away?

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[@rajkumarjaiswal3345]

NutritionFacts.org that sarcasm at 4:23 😂😂😂

[@LegacyFarmandHomestead]

I wish fruit and veggie vending machines were a thing :(

[@someguy2135]

I have been seeing a bowl of fruit at the checkout area of some convenience stores lately. They charge a dollar for a banana for example. Still the only things there worth buying.

[@JobvanderZwan]

They are in the countryside in the Netherlands! Basically, fruit farmers have them for people from the village so you can get some on the way home directly from the farm, without the farmers having to pay attention to a shop all the time

[@zackbog]

They are in japan america crime is to high for it would always get broken into

[@badgalkia10]

@@zackbog literally makes no sense, if that’s the case our regular vending machines would also get broken into often.

[@zackbog]

@@badgalkia10 they do when have you seen a vendor machine in the public in not in a building with the amount of homeless people we have you are naive to think otherwise

[@chopin65]

My doctor says he feels guilty for charging me for check ups. He says I am his healthiest patient currently.

[@azteca6695]

David Henson I don't envy people who have material things. I envy people who are in good health.

[@someguy2135]

My doc said I was "disgustingly healthy!" Whole Food Plant Based here. How about you? BTW I was in my late 50's at the time. I am now over 60 and got similar comments on my last visit.

[@chopin65]

Some Guy Vegan since high school. It's funny, but friends from high school have not aged well, and I still get carded. If someone offered me a million dollars to give up my plant based diet I would turn them down.

[@someguy2135]

David Henson What is more valuable than your health? Money? No.

[@someguy2135]

@@terry2play8ball I thought I ate a healthy diet and exercised a lot. I suddenly developed a lump in my chest. I learned that breast cancer in men is not impossible, though rare. My doctor put me through a series of tests. Between tests, I researched diet to give me my best chances. Forks Over Knives, for one thing convinced me to try a WFPB diet. The lump shrank so small that they couldn't do a biopsy. Once I experienced the increased energy levels, I stayed with my new lifestyle.

[@TheAdventurousHermits]

I eat two or three a day just to be sure.

[@zasteray73]

Of course an apple a day will keep the doctor away, provided you throw it at him accurately. 😂

[@MrMashyker]

zasteray73 I thought the same ahah

[@rfalkins]

😂😂

[@philddlesticks]

An Apple a day will never keep Doctor Greger away!

[@ChronicKPOP]

An apple a day means Dr. Greger is here to stay!

[@philddlesticks]

nah but inhibiting metabolism will give you hair loss

[@abcdefg-xm7dc]

RWS FRUIT MAKES YOU GO BALD OMG WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE FROM EATING SALADS that's how you sound dumbass

[@abcdefg-xm7dc]

RWS gay jokes now? You truly are an intelligent sounding person 😂

[@abcdefg-xm7dc]

RWS Do I offend your arteries by reminding you cholesterol exists? STOP eating that junk man it's clogging your brain.

[@risafey]

Also at the end, you have to account for that you're likely replacing one food item you're already eating with an apple, so the savings converts better than *adding* an apple into what you're already eating :p

[@mjs28s]

But even if the apple is not substituting for something else and purely being added, it is still beneficial

[@TheKetsa]

I'd like to see a comparison between the standard "apple" with 40+ pesticide treatments a year versus bio apples.

[@ghenulo]

Mi lavas la pomojn. Ĉu tio sufiĉas?

[@AnaPruneda]

God! I can't imagine people complaining about "all the trouble of chewing an apple"!!! 😂😂😂

[@PeterWoodstorrechianca]

I eat 2 or 3 a day and I suppose I am keeping several doctors away, but will it cause unemployment?

[@Itsunclegabby]

Peter Woods Yes. That's why we're being lied to about nutrition!

[@Betti-im-Bus]

... it needs more than an appel. 🍓🍅🍒🍏🍐🍆🥑🍇🥜🌰🌽🥦🌶🥥🍎🍏 it's the food!!

[@hudsontarlow]

I need to learn how to speak with as much emotion as Dr. Gregor, his voice is legendary haha👌

[@aliciaali8299]

Can you please make video on moringa plant benefit.

[@pickledbeaker5916]

In 'Murica no health insurance keeps the doctor away

[@AFSmashMan]

I love the objective of the study, so lighthearted.

[@pjauthur9869]

how do the massive amounts of pesticides affect the apples goodness?!

[@amymurray111]

I loved this video and the studies. ♥️

[@texaspatty4697]

Sit down every day, and eat your apple while listening to Dr Gregor's daily talk.

[@evaj.8799]

But it's such a chore to eat an apple....... Unbearable torture........just take a pill instead...... And trust me.....

[@Chris-ri4qs]

Ok. I just threw away all my apples for pills. You didn't say which ones, though. Is viagra alright?

[@evaj.8799]

Alex sure it is, just don't read what side effects it brings......remember you only have one youth and we should have as much fun as possible and live how you want, do what you want... Anyway any complications occur we have more pills to combat that. Recreate life style from TV and we surely will have pill for any inconvenience. Who wants to live long and get old and ugly? YOLO.

[@josellkkjjdds81]

Do you have a video on what to eat to cure gout??? Just wondering. Good channel. 👍

[@kittenrants]

I say a bowl of porridge a day keeps the doctor away 😃😂

[@zukodude487987]

Got apples?

[@star666moon]

How do you differentiate people who eat an apple a day that may generally have healthier behaviors and more aware of what they eat than people who don’t eat apples?

[@AceDeclan]

Because they have healthier behaviours and are more aware.

[@roshni_saxena]

star666moon yes, you’re right. Correlations does not mean causation!

[@NahrAlma]

I ate two apples today. I am basically Super Man now.

[@MrSuperbluesky]

What is amazing apples is how well they store . I have Fuji apples now that taste fresh picked .....easy to eat an apple a day

[@aliciaali8299]

Can you put some video on how to cook veggies and beans and legume ? As lots of people are changing from meat to veggies need good delicious recipe as you can’t eat raw or salad everyday. ( also benefits of onion seeds called Klonji in India )

[@Sonia-zq9ek]

My absolute favourite fruit since very early age! Just more than one a day... my most addictive food 😋 (weird, hey? But can’t help it... love it!).

[@Ryansarcade9]

Thx

[@920tom]

Only organic‼️

[@psilo8702]

Don Vegan nah

[@ghenulo]

Yes, only eat those carbon-based apples.

[@pineapplefriedrice9598]

Organic doesn’t mean anything

[@dawnfaialaga5840]

Unfortunately Organic Apples are still sprayed😫

[@rajkumarjaiswal3345]

that sarcasm at 4:23 😂😂😂

[@danilospeelman]

I love apples and I’ve never seen a doctor or pharmacy in 8 years

[@psiclops521]

Yes, Red Delicious apples are cheap, but they are the Iceberg Lettuce of apples. They are inferior in flavor and textures to almost every apple out there. The Honeycrisp has become very popular, and it is a good apple, but I contend that a Honeycrisp is just a rockier version of a Macintosh, which is still the best for balancing tartness and sweetness. My all-time favorite is the little known Ida Red (a child of the Jonathan and the Wagener). Sadly, the Ida Red has a very tiny window of peak flavor and texture, especially texture, as it gets mealy quickly. Supposedly it keeps for a long time, but "not rotting" is different from "tasting good". I haven't been able to find an Ida Red for over 30 years now. It is no longer an apple for me, but a memory of an apple.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

Psi Clops, Jonagold!

[@SKiLLsSoLoN]

RIP Ida Red -- I never heard of it but I do want to grow apples that last longer. I would guess that it would also preserve the body longer when eaten.

[@someguy2135]

I agree about the Red Delicious. I will admit that they are red...

[@armani3762]

Red Delicious have more antioxidants than the majority of other apples....

[@LCTesla]

but but but carbs! but sugar!! - desperate keto dieters probably

[@raggedyexynos6826]

I heard the fiber helps

[@LCTesla]

Raggedy Exynos fiber and anti-oxidants neutralize the hazards of carbohydrates and fruit typical contains so much of both that even the sugar in it is rendered harmless.

[@WuCreations]

Lucifer is the best fucking show just watched 2 seasons in 4 days

[@colorofmusic7007]

I couldn't focus because of this man voice and how he's talking🤣🤣🤣

[@amber.4660]

Have an apple in my lunchbag right now. Luv golden delicious ones 🍏

[@lilymanson4896]

Now talk about why apples brown, and how that process is actually good for us. GMO Non-browning apples were recently approved for sale in the US. I wonder what the effects of that will be?

[@nikolawotowicz1911]

An apple a day keeps the doctor away,but if the doctor is cute forget the fruit

[@adamkhalil1090]

When’s your next Q and A ?

[@RonnieMinh]

I eat an apple every day, also eat raw food exclusively. After 18 years of eating this way I have only been to the Doctor once in 18 years and that was for a shoulder injury.

[@thomasjohnson6808]

I like raw beans and rice!

[@maja8453]

Cool!

[@sidilicious11]

I'll take apples over statins. My mother ruined her old age by using statins which wreck her leg muscles.

[@gfrozin]

It's nice to see that there's some comedy research out there.

[@tbrown4080]

What about skin or no skin/ organic or non organic apples?

[@NaomiMordi]

I think we should also note that the word apple (appel) used to simply mean fruit. Any fruit.

[@GENERALTIM21]

It seems that the new way to spell "appel" has come to fruition.

[@damishypedamischill7404]

Naomi Mordi u awesome

[@NaomiMordi]

i lovecars Aww. Thank you. 💖

[@taiwaukawabutu3753]

Naomi Mordi GO VEGAN QUEEN..BLESSING

[@DanielSMatthews]

The word actually has two completely different origins and meanings.

[@onejourney]

🎬 1 🎥 📽 🎞 🗣 🎙 🧐 Outstanding, thank you so much for sharing. 🌎🌍🌏 Good teacher, ✅✅✅✅✅ I like green apples and Chayote.

[@TheBerkeleyBeauty]

Does it count if you peel the apple? Would one need to eat 2 a day to compensate?

[@jeffr862]

Back in the day, apples were 50x more nutritious than they are now. The quality and nutrients of food have declined over the years. Back then they didnt have access to doctors, so they ate super healthy..fruit veggies oats beans potatoes, peanuts etc. Health is a Choice in most cases, food that either heal or kill....SO, be careful what you put in your mouth. Dont wait until your hooked on medications to start. Eat to live, not live to eat. Fiber and water will fill you well, get plenty of both.together. dr greger is a smart man. Hes not afraid to speak the truth. May God bless dr Greger

[@justgivemethetruth]

Then poor people must be the major consumers of apples since they never go to the doctor. This is stupid.

[@Daren_PNW]

An [ORGANIC] apple!

[@gypsypath1]

That’s why you include your Apple in your smoothie-no chewing required!

[@plantplanetearth509]

Just ate another apple today. And I drank apple slices infused in water.

[@TeslaEVolution]

Well an apple/day....but add ACV and regular apple cider for a more "Appleish holistic approach" : )

[@TeslaEVolution]

If USG added a 30$ "unhealthy tax" on hot dogs, white bread and all other "not so healthy items" and REDUCED all cost of fruits, veggies, legumes and overall healthy foods=Would cut USG health care cost in HALF.

[@AceDeclan]

Nothing compares to a good old bloody apple!

[@ekirasche6284]

I eat an apple every day for at last 20 years and I haven´t visited a doctor all that time. Although, I have to add the fact that I have never been a smoker, no drugs, no alcohol, just rock ´n´ roll.

[@squasholantern6343]

The prize of the apple is not the flesh. But the seeds. Chew and eat the seeds. B17.

[@abcde12345edcba]

Thanks for sharing. I'd rather have the apple.

[@bananiac]

Hopefully people will eat more than just an apple a day haha

[@ukidding]

Johnny Appleseed would agree.

[@sooooooooDark]

on the other hand make sure u keep eating cooked food so u do have to visit the doctor every now and then god forbid they'd get unemployed

[@iOWNyouFOOLaskYOmama]

How about GMO Apple Eaters?

[@user-iy4mg2kd8f]

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[@AntiDoctor-cx2jd]

probably because apples and statins both do nothing.

[@Brynjar1]

The amount of lobby money when you don't need to prove anything at all lol!

[@DevinAK49]

Apples make me insanely hungry. I can eat an apple of any size, and it makes me feel like I haven't eaten in days.

[@johnparadise3134]

I eat an apple right before a routine check up and the doctor wouldn’t come near me!

[@Titunka]

So yes or no?

[@angelicascovers2223]

Why is this so funny 😂😂😂

[@puddingball]

would eating applesauce containing 100% apple yield the same results? Raw apples give me oral allergy syndrom

[@KlausHendryck]

Is a black hole created when a doctor manages to grab an apple? And does Dr. Greger eat apples?

[@J4WESOME]

A Happy Broccoli I laughed way more than i should have

[@herbzagorac1895]

So the message was???

[@Albopepper]

I have one in my lunch box right now! Thanks Dr Greger! xD

[@richardphilips7263]

RWS - I'm sure he doesn't have any bacon from your pig farm, troll.

[@richardphilips7263]

What's wrong pig farmer? You hate vegans now that your wife refuses to pack you lunchables after watching Greger's videos on processed meat???

[@brentstanford7707]

Troll gets trolled. Love it! +1

[@MSchipper]

Most of us ain't vegan, but plant-based. But...whatever... you do you. Just stop trolling, you're too entertaining for us boring vegans/plant-based adepts...

[@brentstanford7707]

Oh, did RWS think he was referring to us? LOL Not me! I wear a leather belt and sleep just fine. Especially since my arteries aren't clogged with pig fat.

[@typingcat]

It does. Apples are so expensive, after eating them everyday, I had no money left to pay doctors so I could not visit them.

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

Jeong-hun Sin Is this a joke?

[@limerind7493]

Apples grown in rich nutrient soils? Or in dead soil?

[@davidronson8712]

I would like to see some warning in videos when you recommend stuff to diabetics, that transplant patients get a different kind of diabetes similar to Type 2 but the anti-rejection drugs do more damage that what type 2 does, cellcept, prograf and prednisone , each medication does it's own damage, we all know about prednisone , but Cellcept and Prograf , one interfere with the pancreas , the other interfere with B cells, so transplanted patients who have diabetes caused by the drugs, will never be able to reverse the diabetes regardless how hard they try, as none of the diets work because of the drugs, I hope all the doctors who recommend diets and other things should have a warning that these diets do not apply to transplant patients.

[@troaht]

I literally ate an apple a day for 1 year and got rushed to hospital

[@williambaldwin9346]

Chewing? That is soo hard. WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT???

[@ToddSloanIAAN]

And hey Doc, 3:00 If even the cheap apple of 1890 was organic non-gmo when the original study was done to create their old popular expression.

[@HummusPizza]

a doctor a day keeps the apple away

[@umut_facade]

i eat 5-6 apple a day, i keep the death away.

[@qigong1001]

You're doing it wrong. Suppose to insert the Honeycrisp rectally for max benefit..

[@eelkeaptroot1393]

Why do complex things like eat plants when you can just pop some pills, what else is health insurance for...

[@WuCreations]

Idiot

[@maxstarn3299]

BIG APPLE 😂💀

[@dannyj9250]

If an apple a day does keep the doctor away, imagine what one could do with a bushel of apples and the doctor's wife!

[@NIPSZ]

Good thing people aren't eating an apple a day or apples would cost $40 an apple and pills would cost $1

[@alchemist585a]

Are all apples created equal?

[@carefulconsumer8682]

A couple of Snickers a day works better imo.

[@Raven.13]

LOL

[@justme03ish]

When I eat apples or drink apple cider/juice, I get a serious case of cigarette phantom smells. It got so bad before I discovered the cause that even my eyes teared up and burned. It sucks because I live in upstate ny and apples are everywhere and I love them :( I never noticed the phantom smell until I started doing Andreas Moritzs' Amazing Gallbladder and Liver Flush :/ Which I had to stop doing.

[@philddlesticks]

you can't flush your gallbladder, www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673605663738/fulltext

[@hellobonjour9513]

Well, to be fair, if you get an Apple product a day, you won't have money to afford the doctor, therefore he stays away

[@appledr8808]

It does not.

[@Stuttjan]

Well, i eat 4 a day so that's good! :)

[@jbw18866]

Apple including pips b17

[@thirdreplicator]

How about 2 apples per day? :)

[@Joseph1NJ]

low cost? apples are ~ 1 dollar/ea new me.

[@daskasspatzle2396]

Maybe pre-chewed apples would be helpful... NO, just kidding.

[@cbrcoder]

Anyone figured out a great way to clean the apples of their waxes without sacrificing the good peels ??

[@TheOnlyHalfline]

cbrcoder its an interesting point. a lot of people avoid fat like its poison, but then we eat apples coated in beeswax. i wonder how wax stands up compared to other kinds of fat

[@TheOnlyHalfline]

nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-make-your-own-fruit-and-vegetable-wash/

[@TheOnlyHalfline]

i've seen signs next to the apples at the grocery store saying they were coated with shellac and/or beeswax

[@TheOnlyHalfline]

also note the pesticides are under the wax not over it!

[@cbrcoder]

Sorry bro, no "ogranic" apples are available in India. For now safest bet is to sacrifice the peel :(

[@ernestwest6861]

This proves how crappy statins are more than it proves any benefit of eating apples

[@Jerisa]

When I bite into an apple it always always gets stuck in my teeth. I think they should remove them stem, and replace it with a toothpick, and make the toothpick look like a stem 😝

[@Johny40Se7en]

"All that time consuming an apple" yeah because biting into a lovely crunchy apple and then chewing it for a couple of seconds and swallowing it just takes forever... I hope you were sarcastic at the end. Apples are lush and just like potatoes, they're so diverse, you can even chuck them into a stir fry or mash one and put into sweet and sour bean and mushroom ; )

[@Dan16673]

Johny40Se7en yes, it was sarcasm. Greger does this a lot in videos, in quite entertaining.

[@heatheranderson5470]

What a fascinating thought, apples in a stir-fry!

[@lublu3991]

Those apples taste like they made from plastic.EU does not allow American apples in their markets!