Plums, Fruits To Prevent Osteoporosis

The many ways that can be done by the women up to prevent the onset of osteoporosis or bone pengeroposan. Among them, there is a routine exercise, drinking milk doing high calcium content, using supplements, or do special diets.

But now there's a way more simple and may need to be taken into consideration. How is that eating plums. According to a recent study, women who regularly consume plums seems to be able to benefit to the health of bones were. Plums are also known to have an anti-cancer compound was apparently can improve bone density and reduces the risk of osteoporosis.

Experts from Florida State and Oklahoma State University experiment involving 100 women pascamenopouse. As many as 55 women asked to consume 100 g prunes per day over the past 12 months, while the rest are asked to consume 45 grams of dried apples as a replacement for plum. Every day, attendees also receive a supplement containing 500 mg of calcium and vitamin D as much as 400IU.
Results of the analysis show that, women who consume plum had higher bone density on the ulna (forearm bone) and the spine compared with those who consume the apples.

One of the researchers, dr Bahram Arjmandi believed, consuming prunes can help push the rate of bone resorption and bone (damage), which usually exceeds the rate of growth of new bone in the elderly.
"During my career, I've tested a few fruits, including figs, dates, raisins, strawberries, and and none of these fruits have the effect of bone density, but dried plums or prunes have it (bone density effect)," he said.
Scientists, who published his findings in the British Journal of Noutrition, describing the effects of the plum for bone health as it is exceptional and urging people to start consuming the fruit each day.