In an animal model of post-menopausal osteoporosis, dried plums completely stopped bone loss. A characteristic of fruits such as dried plums and vegetables is their mixture of different antioxidants. Different oxidative stressors require different antioxidants that work together for a greater total effect, which rarely is achieved when individual antioxidants are isolated as supplements. Dried plums contain a number of phenolic antioxidant compounds-mainly neochlorogenic acid a phenol in the hydroxycinnamate family. Dried plums provide both soluble and insoluble dietary fiber.
Soluble fiber helps lower plasma cholesterol levels and helps regulate sugar metabolism.
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