Dried Plums May Help Astronauts Build Better Bones
by Robert Diamond
- Feb 11, 2016
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ Exciting new animal research, published in Scientific Reportstoday, suggests that dried plums may help to prevent bone loss in those exposed to radiation, such as astronauts in space. This research is timely as a year-long space mission to help scientists better understand the effects of space on the human body is about to conclude in March. Additionally, radiation workers and those who receive radiation therapy as part of a treatment for cancer are also subject to possible bone loss from exposure to radiation. While dried plums have been linked to bone health in previous studies, this emerging research explores the bone-preserving role of dried plums specific to radiation exposure.
