How an Apple a Day Could Keep the Cardiologist Away

An apple a day could keep the cardiologist away by lowering bad cholesterol. Apples were found to be more effective than a supplement containing an antioxidant found in the fruit.

A new study suggests that eating apples each day could significantly improve the heart health of middle-aged adults in just one month.

Those who ate a daily apple over four weeks lowered 'bad' cholesterol in the blood by 40 per cent - a substance linked to hardening of the arteries. Read more