I learned about this one from this article: Prune consumption may prevent bone loss for postmenopausal women. Dietary supplementation with prunes can have a broad range of effects on immune, inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in postmenopausal women, according to a recent study…. Read more
When I see a headline like this, my first question is , as always, who would pay for something like this?
I went right to the study: De Souza MJ, Strock NCA, Williams NI, Lee H, Koltun KJ, Rogers C, Ferruzzi MG, Nakatsu CH, Weaver C. Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Oct 6;116(4):897-910. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac189.
Conclusion: “The results of this investigation provide compelling evidence of the long-term efficacy of daily prune consumption.”
Funding: We thank the California Prune Board (Award Number: 180215) for the funding and prunes and the participants in this study.
Author disclosures: CW and CR are members of the Nutritional Advisory Panel for the California Prune Board. All other authors report no conflict of interest.
Comment: Bingo on this one. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all you had to do to prevent bone loss was to eat 5 prunes a day? Go for it!
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