New research says eating an apple every day can protect your body  about away from in of on over with    a heart attack. The research is  about away from in of on over with    Oxford University  about away from in of on over with    England. The researchers said if people  about away from in of on over with    England  about away from in of on over with    50 years old ate a daily apple, 8,500 fewer people would die each year  about away from in of on over with    heart attacks and strokes. They added that if all adults ate more fruit and vegetables every day, there would be 11,000 fewer deaths  about away from in of on over with    England. Lead researcher Dr Adam Briggs explained how healthier eating can have big effects  about away from in of on over with    our health. He said: "It just shows how effective small changes  about away from in of on over with    diet can be, and that both drugs and healthier living can make a real difference  about away from in of on over with    preventing heart disease and stroke." The phrase "an apple a day keeps the doctor  about away from in of on over with   " entered the English language  about away from in of on over with    100 years ago. People  about away from in of on over with    the 19th century knew  about away from in of on over with    the benefits  about away from in of on over with    apples. Scientists in the 21st century are still telling us. Apples contain chemicals that lower cholesterol  about away from in of on over with    our bodies. Too much cholesterol increases the risk  about away from in of on over with    having a heart attack. Wikipedia.com says there are more than 7,500 different kinds  about away from in of on over with    apples. In 2010, we ate 69 million tons  about away from in of on over with    the fruit. China grows nearly half  about away from in of on over with    the world's apples. The USA is the second-leading producer,  about away from in of on over with    around six per cent  about away from in of on over with    world production. People do many things  about away from in of on over with    apples, from eating them raw, baking them, stewing them, and making sauces and cakes  about away from in of on over with    them.