An apple-a-day keeps the doctor away

KEY

Question 1

a) FALSE. If everyone over the age of 50 ate an apple a day, 8,500 deaths from heart attacks and strokes could be avoided every year in the UK, say researchers.

            b) FALSE Any fruit should work,

c) TRUE The Victorian mantra of "an apple a day" to keep the doctor away is particularly important for the over-50s, who are at increased risk of vascular diseases, say the researchers.

            d) TRUE Statin drugs could save 9,400 lives and an apple a day 8,500 lives a year, they calculate.

Question 2

a)       According to Britsih Heart Foundation Research group, it is a good idea for everyone to eat more fruit and vegetables every day and they have come to the conclusion that if people of any age did this, at least 11,000 deaths from heart disease would be prevented.

b)       Apples are a particularly good fruit to eat because they contains beneficial substances such as antioxidants and flavanoids, both of which are said to protect the body's health and help reduce heart disease.

Question 3

a)       boost                                   d. trial

b)       challenge                            e. currently

c)       lower

Question 4

a.         Less than a third of adults eat the recommended five portions of fruit a day.

b.         If the patient had followed the doctor's recommendations, he would not have suffered from heart disease.

c.         He said that it just showed how effective small changes in diet could be.