Men's bone health improve on prune consumption
New research from San Diego State University's School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences reports that eating prunes daily has a protective effect on bone health in men over 50. This study is the first of its kind to examine the beneficial prune effect on bones in men. It is estimated that 2 million men are battling osteoporosis and another 16.1 million men have low bone mass, or osteopenia (Wright et al., 2014). Despite these statistics, bone disease in men is often overlooked.
"We've already seen significant evidence that prunes have a positive effect on bone health in women, so it's particularly exciting to find that prunes can also play a beneficial role in men's bone health. We look forward to continuing to study the 'prune effect' on bone and other health outcomes in men," said lead researcher Professor Shirin Hooshmand, PhD, RD, School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University.
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Prunes Have Promising Effect On Men's Bone Health, Finds Study
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