Additional Research
Nutrition Composition,Additional Research
Dried Plums and Their Products: Composition and Health Effects – An Updated Review
This paper updates the 2001 review conducted by the same author and published in the same journal…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Dried Plums Modify Colon Microbiota Composition and Spatial Distribution, and Protect Against Chemically-Induced Carcinogenesis
Differences in microbial populations in the proximal and distal colon may impact apparent…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Randomized Clinical Trial: Dried plums/prunes vs. Psyllium for Constipation
Although dried plums/prunes and prune juice have been traditionally used for the treatment of…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Naturalistic, Controlled, Crossover Trial of Plum Juice vs. Psyllium vs. Control
This controlled study involving 36 adults reporting chronic constipation symptoms, evaluated the…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Prune Juice Has a Mild Laxative Effect in Adults with Certain Gastrointestinal Symptoms
The study was undertaken to investigate whether prune juice affects gastrointestinal function in…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Effect of Dried Plums on Colon Cancer Risk Factors in Rats
The study examined the effect of dried plums on the number of precancerous lesions (aberrant…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Cellular and Physiological Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics
The biological mechanisms of action of probiotics and prebiotics include direct effects in the…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Effects of a High-Fiber Diet on Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome- A Randomized Clinical Trial
A modest fiber intake in patients with irritable bowel syndrome relieved symptoms, but this…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Dietary Fiber and C-Reactive Protein: Findings from National Health and Gut Health
High concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) are considered a marker for inflammatory disease…
Gut Health,Additional Research
Gastrointestinal Symptoms are More Intense in Morbidly Obese Patients and are Improved with Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Morbidly obese patients experience more intense GI symptoms than control subjects and many of these…