Dried Plums for Bone Health in Older Postmenopausal Women

Inclusion Criteria: * BMD t-score of L1-L4 between -1 to -2.5 standard deviation of the mean * Age 65 to 79 Exclusion Criteria: * BMD t-score at any site fell below 2.5 standard deviation of the mean * Subjects treated with calcitonin, bisphosphonates, raloxifene and/or anabolic agents such as parathyroid hormone and growth hormone, or steroids within three months before the start of the study * Metabolic bone disease, renal disease, cancer, CVD, diabetes mellitus, respiratory disease, gastrointestinal disease, liver disease or other chronic diseases, heavy smoking (more than twenty cigarettes/day) and current use of any prescription medications known to alter bone and calcium metabolism * Regularly consumed dried plum or prune juice were not included in the study.