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Article: Raisin and Dried Fruit Consumption Associated With Better Overall Diets.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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Data recently presented at the American Dietetic Association (ADA) Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo in Denver suggest that raisin and dried fruit consumption are associated with better overall eating patterns and nutrient intake. In addition, dried fruit consumption was found to be associated with lower body weight measures (see also California Raisin Marketing Board).
The analysis, funded by the California Raisin Marketing Board, examined the association between dried fruit consumption and overall diet quality and body weight in adults (19 + years) using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999 to 2004. Dried fruit ...