Dried Plums Slow Bone Loss in Aging

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><img alt="http://epicureandigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prunes-300x203.jpg" class="decoded" height="270" src="http://epicureandigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/prunes-300x203.jpg" width="400" /></div>Photo Credit:epicureandigest.com<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Several recent studies have confirmed what traditional oriental medicine has known for centuries – that dried <b><a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/substance/plum">plums</a></b> have the capacity to prevent and even reverse bone loss that can occur in our later years. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Florida State University researchers tested 236 women who were between one and ten years into menopause. The women were randomly divided into two groups. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">One group was given 100 grams of dried plums per day while the other group was given 100 grams of dried apples per day for a year. After doing bone scans at three months, six months and twelve months, the researchers found that the dried plum group showed significantly greater bone mineral density than those women consuming the dried apples over that same period.'</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/dried-plums-slow-bone-loss-aging">more... </a></span>

Dried Plums Slow Bone Loss in Aging

  Photo Credit:epicureandigest.com 'Several recent studies have confirmed what traditional oriental medicine has known for centuries – t...

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