Mom gave me an apple, saying, "An apple a day keeps doctor away." (W.Magnuson, Eng.Idioms)
The saying `;An apple a day keeps the doctor away'; contains some truth. (BNC)
U Ba Lwin, in a later speech, said: `;There is a saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, and Saya'gyi Appleton has returned to Burma with a ton of apples. (BNC)