Folk Wisdom and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
Folk Wisdom
Eating fruits and vegetables on a daily basis has always been an important aspect of good nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But amongst the various foods in these categories, the apple stood primus inter-pares and there is even the adage that states "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." This folk wisdom can well be proven by undergoing a scientific experimentation whereby several subjects will be tested to determine how healthier they can get by eating an apple or two a day. The subjects can be divided between a control group (no apple for x number or days) and the experimental group that will be given two apples a day during the testing period. Thereafter, each subject in the experiment will be given various medical test such as blood, cholesterol, and other tests that determine their level of health. However, undergoing this kind of scientific experimentation to prove the folk wisdom will take a lot of time and resources. Thus, in the...
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