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Prunes come with many health benefits and can improve digestion while offering needed nutrients. Some people, however, may find it difficult to incorporate prunes into their diet.
Here are just a couple of the benefits listed in the article:
1. Colon cancer is often hard to detect, but it can be aggressive. Diet can help prevent colon cancer, and research has shown that adding dried plums to your diet may reduce your risk.
2. Prunes contain high levels of antioxidants, which can fight the damage that smoking causes by neutralizing oxidation. This may help to reduce the likelihood of emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer, though no studies have specifically looked at prunes for lung health.
Adding prunes to your diet can be easy and fun too!
However, don’t increase the number of prunes you consume too quickly. Increase gradually. Also, make sure you drink enough water.
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