Additional Research

Dried Plums, Prunes and Bone Health: A Comprehensive Review

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans advocate for increasing fruit intake and replacing…


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Quantification of Polyphenolics and Their Antioxidant Capacity in Plums

Total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antioxidant capacity of 11 cultivars of fresh plums were…


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Electrospray Ionization Characterization of Phenolic Constituents in Dried Plums

Four different conditions were used to analyze the phytochemicals in commercial dried plums. Major…


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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…


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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…


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Naturalistic, Controlled, Crossover Trial of Plum Juice vs. Psyllium vs. Control

This controlled study involving 36 adults reporting chronic constipation symptoms, evaluated the…


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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…


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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…


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Cellular and Physiological Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics

The biological mechanisms of action of probiotics and prebiotics include direct effects in the…


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