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Food in health and disease : scientific-professional journal of nutrition and dietetics, Vol. 15 No. 2, 2026.

Review article

DRIED PLUMS AND OSTEOPOROSIS – NARRATIVE REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Bruno Dokozić ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia *
Ivana Jurčević ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia
Luka Vukušić ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia
Goranka Radmilović ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Leonardo Jukić ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia
Klaudija Jukić ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia
Sanja Hlubuček Čingel ; General county hospital Požega, Department of surgery, Osječka ulica 107, 34000, Požega, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

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Abstract

Osteoporosis is a major public health concern affecting millions of older adults worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of fragility fractures. Dietary factors and bioactive food components have growing attention as potential strategies for maintaining bone health. Dried plums (prunes) have been recognised as a fruit with a large influence in bone health. Numerous studies in animal models suggest that dried plum consumption may attenuate bone loss and improve bone structure and strength. Clinical studies, in postmenopausal women and men, have also reported the bone-protective effects of dried plum consumption although these effects appear to be relatively limited. In general, dried plums may represent a promising dietary approach for supporting bone health but further well-designed, long term trials in large, diverse populations are needed to establish their potential role in preserving bone mass and reducing the risk of fractures.

Keywords

prunes; dried plum; osteoporosis

Hrčak ID:

353387

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/353387

Publication date:

2.11.2026.

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