Research Reflections: Ep. 5 | Prunes and Bone Mineral Density
Does eating prunes have a favorable effect on bone health?
If you’re thinking about your bone health (and by goodness, you should), then you’ll want to tune in to this episode!
In this episode, Dr. Alex Verge and I discuss how prunes can fit into a comprehensive plan for bone health, highlighting:
Why a higher dose of prunes is not necessary
How prunes might be used with medication or without
How we navigate industry funded research
The study we discussed:
Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study
Souza, M. J. D., Strock, N. C., Williams, N. I., Lee, H., Koltun, K. J., Rogers, C., Ferruzzi, M. G., Nakatsu, C. H., & Weaver, C. (2022). Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women: the Prune Study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 116(4), 897–910. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac189
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