New Research Supporting Prunes as Food-Based Intervention for Bone Health Explained
YUBA CITY, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prunes' beneficial impact on bone health has become apparent in recent years through multiple research studies. Now, in a newly published study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers have found that eating 5-6 prunes a day over twelve months preserved bone hip mineral density and reduced hip fracture risk in postmenopausal women.
- YUBA CITY, Calif., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prunes' beneficial impact on bone health has become apparent in recent years through multiple research studies.
- Researchers identified consuming 5-6 prunes each day as an effective food-based intervention to do just that.
- This is the most robust study to date surrounding the positive impact of prunes on bone health in postmenopausal women.
- The effect of two doses of dried plum on bone density and bone biomarkers in osteopenic postmenopausal women: a randomized, controlled trial.