Research shows that dried plums may help slow the development of atherosclerosis

In a study carried out at the Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Daniel D. Gallaher used a mouse model to directly explore the effect of dried plums on the development of atherosclerotic plaque.

The animals were fed the equivalent of 10–12 dried plums daily in the form of dried plum powder. Results showed a significant reduction of the animals’ atherosclerotic lesions.

These results suggest that consuming dried plums “may help slow the development of atherosclerosis”.

Additional research is needed, however, to determine the cause of this effect, since there was no change in cholesterol levels.

Read the abstract in the British Journal of Nutrition.

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