Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of North Carolina have shown that a diet containing dried plums can positively affect microbiota, also referred to as gut bacteria, throughout the colon. This helps reduce the risk of colon cancer. A release from Texas A&M reports that the research was funded by the California Dried… Continue reading Dried Plums Can Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer
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Eating Prunes Helps Pare Off Pounds
Your mother may have made you eat prunes keep you “regular” but now there’s another reason to add those dried plums to your diet. Researchers at the University of Liverpool in the UK have found that eating prunes as part of a weight control diet can improve weight loss.