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"What is the most important risk factor for bone loss among women? Menopause.  Women can lose up to 20% of their bone density in the 5 to 7 years after menopause, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. On the surface, this is depressing news. But a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found something that prevents osteoporosis and bone loss in post-menopausal women: prunes.  Researchers from Florida State University and Oklahoma State University divided post-menopausal women into two groups: 55 of them ate 10 prunes per day; the other, 100 grams of dried apples. Both groups were also given calcium and vitamin D. At the end of the year, those who ate prunes had higher bone density in their forearms and spine than those who ate dried apples.  The findings led lead researcher, Bahram H. Arjmandi to comment that prunes are superior to figs, dates, strawberries and raisins in terms of preventing reabsorption of bones. &amp;quot;All fruits and vegetables have a positive effect on nutrition,&amp;quot; he told a reporter, &amp;quot;but in terms of bone health, this particular food is exceptional.&amp;quot; Now I think you need to build up to eating 10 prunes a day, which is something that Arjmandi also suggested. And then there&amp;#039;s the word itself with its connotations of, well, let&amp;#039;s just say that prunes are not as sexy as plums, for instance, though they are one and the same, technically.  In fact, in California, which supplies 99% of the country&amp;#039;s prunes, they are called &amp;quot;dried plums,&amp;quot; as market research revealed that the target audience for this fruit \u2013 women 25 to 54 \u2013 preferred &amp;quot;dried plum&amp;quot; over the other term which shall no longer be named. Dried plums it is. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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