2022/02/27
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A research review, published in the journal Advances in Nutrition, revealed that a type of fruit helps protect bones, particularly in older women, according to Medical Express.
The study showed that plums help prevent or delay bone loss in postmenopausal women, due to their ability to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, both of which contribute to bone loss.
Eating prunes protects against osteoporosis
“Postmenopausal women are at double the risk of weak bones, which can lead to fractures, due to increased oxidative stress and inflammation,” said Connie Rogers, associate professor of nutritional sciences and physiology. process or reverse it.
The review confirmed that osteoporosis is a condition in which the bones become weak or brittle, and it can happen to anyone at any age, but according to researchers, it is more common among women over the age of fifty, as this condition affects more than 200 million women worldwide. , and cause nearly nine million fractures each year.
Researchers analyzed data from 16 preclinical studies in rodent models, ten preclinical studies and two clinical trials. Across the studies, researchers found evidence that eating prunes helps reduce inflammation and oxidative stress and promote bone health.
For example, clinical trials have found that eating 100 grams of prunes, about 10 prunes daily for one year, improves bone mineral density in the forearm and lower spine and reduces signs of bone turnover.
Additionally, eating 50 or 100 grams of prunes daily for six months helped prevent loss of total bone mineral density and lowered TRAP-5b, a marker of bone resorption, compared to women who did not eat prunes.
The importance of plums in maintaining bone health
Researchers explained that plums contain many nutritional benefits such as minerals, vitamin K, phenolic compounds, and dietary fiber, all of which may be able to help counteract some of these effects.
One possible mechanism of the effects, they added, is that prunes cause a change in the gut microbiome that reduces inflammation in the colon, which may then lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and markers of oxidative damage.
Although there are medications to treat osteoporosis, researchers have indicated that there is a growing interest in ways to treat the condition with nutrition.
“Fruits and vegetables rich in bioactive compounds such as phenolic acid, flavonoids and carotenoids can help protect against osteoporosis, with particular interest in previous research,” said Marie-Jeanne D’Souza, Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology.
According to the researchers, bones are preserved throughout adult life through processes that constantly build new bone cells while removing old cells, but after the age of 40, the disintegration of old cells begins to outpace the formation of new cells, and this can occur due to multiple factors including Inflammation and oxidative stress, which is when free radicals and antioxidants are out of balance in the body.