September 2019 PMID 30810423

Dried fruit and public health - what does the evidence tell us?

Michele Jeanne Sadler, Sigrid Gibson, Kevin Whelan, Marie-Ann Ha, Julie Lovegrove, Jennette Higgs

Mentions

64
Peak: 32 in Oct 2019
across 5 sources since Feb 2019

Extended reach

143,956
potential audience

Total likes

172

Video views

1,365

Mentions per month

Feb 2019 – Jan 2024

Where it's discussed

  • X / Twitter48 posts
  • News9 articles
  • Blogs3 articles
  • YouTube2 videos
  • Facebook2 posts

AI synopsis

What people are saying

The social discussions reveal a focus on the nutritional benefits of dried fruit, such as high fiber and polyphenol content, with some posts emphasizing their role in disease prevention and health improvement, suggesting recognition of the publication's significance. The tone is mostly positive and inquisitive, highlighting a shared interest in translating research into practical dietary advice.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize the potential health benefits of dried fruit, citing its high fiber and polyphenol content, indicating general agreement with the publication's findings.

InterestHigh interest

Postings show strong interest through mentions of practical health recommendations and the importance of further research, reflecting curiosity and engagement with the topic.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts demonstrate active engagement by referencing specific health effects, research reviews, and calling for reading the full study, indicating a moderate depth of discussion.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions focus on how dried fruit can influence health parameters like dental health and chronic disease prevention, suggesting a moderate potential impact on dietary habits and public health guidance.

Abstract in brief

  • The workshop in the UK examined how dried fruits might benefit public health, covering topics like their nutritional content, effects on digestion, appetite, and dental health, while also identifying gaps in current research.
  • Discussions highlighted the importance of dried fruits in daily fruit and vegetable consumption, their nutritional equivalence to fresh fruits, and considerations for snacking habits related to health risks like obesity and dental issues.
  • Future research priorities include clearer public guidance on dried fruit types, addressing public confusion, and further studies on their health impacts to better inform dietary recommendations.]

Top posts

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Kevin Whelan
@ProfWhelan · X

What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact on dental health and nutrient intake? Read our review of the evidence here https://t.co/rEeamt8tqr https://t.co/5jsL5czVJe

Oct 11, 2019 · 95 likes · 29 shares · 22,286 followers View post →
Kevin Whelan
@ProfWhelan · X

Our latest review summarises the evidence for impact of dried fruit on health (gut, appetite, dental, nutrients, polyphenols) and the related #EFSA health claims. Read the full paper with @MJSadlerRank @j_lovegrove (first 50 downloads are free!)

Feb 28, 2019 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 22,286 followers View post →
Brett Singer MS,RD,CSSD
@BSinger10 · X

Papers related to polyphenols: https://t.co/669K08yHKL https://t.co/w4RJrxDWIA https://t.co/B8Q7DKGPeS https://t.co/rxdKdVKb4I https://t.co/KlqMPu47wK https://t.co/N2Q0SAkGbj https://t.co/jlrcg0fVTd https://t.co/kfr1yeBD3W https://t.co/aKNZL17n12

Oct 14, 2019 · 10 likes · 4 shares · 2,817 followers View post →
Brett Singer MS,RD,CSSD
@BSinger10 · X

Really useful and practical review from @MJSadlerRank @ProfWhelan & more: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us? https://t.co/aKNZL17n12

Nov 2, 2019 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 2,817 followers View post →
Del Rio’s Lab @Unipr
@phisquarelab · X

Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us? Read the answer on the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition!! https://t.co/35f1OzO1me @tandfonline

Mar 3, 2019 · 7 likes · 1 share · 1,579 followers View post →
tune
@keisuke4713 · X

dried fruitは生fruitより多くの栄養素を保持、微量元素が豊富 https://t.co/n58zdm8g82 胃腸の健康、歯の健康

Jan 11, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,738 followers View post →

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studio菊正
@studio_kikumasa · X

RT @keisuke4713: dried fruitは生fruitより多くの栄養素を保持、微量元素が豊富 https://t.co/n58zdm8g82 胃腸の健康、歯の健康

Jan 11, 2024 · 1 share · 118 followers View post →
tune
@keisuke4713 · X

dried fruitは生fruitより多くの栄養素を保持、微量元素が豊富 https://t.co/n58zdm8g82 胃腸の健康、歯の健康

Jan 11, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 3,738 followers View post →
peter dingle
@drpeterdingle · X

Eat more dried fruit. They are super foods and don’t cause blood sugar p... https://t.co/vYIvDHaNff via @YouTube

Oct 31, 2023 · 35 followers View post →
Гоморептилия Холоднокровная
@homoreptile · X

@fem_Naruto_ https://t.co/jfBY5NQjfa Вот Читать я кстати не стала потом прочитаю

Aug 31, 2020 · 451 followers View post →
Meghan Borg
@MeghanBorg · X

RT @BSinger10: Really useful and practical review from @MJSadlerRank @ProfWhelan & more: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evid…

Nov 20, 2019 · 4 shares · 41 followers View post →
Del Rio’s Lab @Unipr
@phisquarelab · X

RT @BSinger10: Really useful and practical review from @MJSadlerRank @ProfWhelan & more: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evid…

Nov 3, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,579 followers View post →
Choice Nutrition
@mhodgson1974 · X

RT @BSinger10: Really useful and practical review from @MJSadlerRank @ProfWhelan & more: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evid…

Nov 3, 2019 · 4 shares · 267 followers View post →
Ivor Goodbody
@IvorGoodbody · X

"Since dried #fruit is a nutritious, high fibre food, low intakes could be targeted for improvement. Eg, the UK does not have an epidemic of dental caries, whereas reducing rates of chronic disease such as colorectal #cancer is an important target." https://t.co/7t64QhjrDa

Nov 3, 2019 · 1,891 followers View post →
Kevin Whelan
@ProfWhelan · X

RT @BSinger10: Really useful and practical review from @MJSadlerRank @ProfWhelan & more: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evid…

Nov 3, 2019 · 4 shares · 22,286 followers View post →
Brett Singer MS,RD,CSSD
@BSinger10 · X

Really useful and practical review from @MJSadlerRank @ProfWhelan & more: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us? https://t.co/aKNZL17n12

Nov 2, 2019 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 2,817 followers View post →
BDA Trauma Sub Group
@BDA_Trauma · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 14, 2019 · 29 shares · 835 followers View post →
MikeDiBiasi
@Mike_DiBiasi · X

RT @BSinger10: Papers related to polyphenols: https://t.co/669K08yHKL https://t.co/w4RJrxDWIA https://t.co/B8Q7DKGPeS https://t.co/rxdK…

Oct 14, 2019 · 4 shares · 896 followers View post →
Brett Singer MS,RD,CSSD
@BSinger10 · X

Papers related to polyphenols: https://t.co/669K08yHKL https://t.co/w4RJrxDWIA https://t.co/B8Q7DKGPeS https://t.co/rxdKdVKb4I https://t.co/KlqMPu47wK https://t.co/N2Q0SAkGbj https://t.co/jlrcg0fVTd https://t.co/kfr1yeBD3W https://t.co/aKNZL17n12

Oct 14, 2019 · 10 likes · 4 shares · 2,817 followers View post →
Nicole Rothband
@NicoleDietitian · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 13, 2019 · 29 shares · 1,394 followers View post →
Julie Thompson
@Jules_GastroRD · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 3,955 followers View post →
Katia Balducci RNutr (Public health)
@katiabalducci93 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 185 followers View post →
Dove Yu RD, ANutr
@doveyu_RD · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 394 followers View post →
Pedro Barra
@KUBScNutrition · X

Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us?: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: Vol 70, No 6 - https://t.co/J2scx8vxeZ

Oct 12, 2019 · 74 followers View post →
Pedro Barra
@pedromcbarra · X

Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us?: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition: Vol 70, No 6 - https://t.co/9BO4h87Gps

Oct 12, 2019 · 1 like · 49 followers View post →
Anastasia Kalea
@AnastasiaZKalea · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 571 followers View post →
BDA West of Scotland
@BDAWOSBranch · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 1,280 followers View post →
Jackie RD
@jg_wilson · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 1,793 followers View post →
Sue Kellie
@SueCampbellRD · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 1,151 followers View post →
Laura McGeeney
@LauraMcGeeney · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 637 followers View post →
Del Rio’s Lab @Unipr
@phisquarelab · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 12, 2019 · 29 shares · 1,579 followers View post →
ProbiotikLife
@probiotiklife · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 32 followers View post →
Salesianos Argentina
@salesianoarg1 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 606 followers View post →
han_gmm
@gmm_han · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 10 followers View post →
A/Prof Sharleen O’Reilly
@OReillySharleen · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 2,745 followers View post →
Nina
@NinaCPowell · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 120 followers View post →
Monash Nutrition
@MonashNutrition · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 4,053 followers View post →
Nutrition Doc
@Leicnut · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 20,364 followers View post →
Rob Fleming RD
@robsflemingRD · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 417 followers View post →
Clare Padfield RD
@ClarePadfield1 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 780 followers View post →
Carla Phillips AHP Educator
@CarlaPhillips23 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 1,604 followers View post →
Laura Wilson
@LauraWilson2705 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 136 followers View post →
Emad El-Omar
@emadelomar · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 3,876 followers View post →
Shirley Smufer
@drssmufer · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 323 followers View post →
UHLDIETITIANS
@UHL_DIETITIANS · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 5,815 followers View post →
Tanvi Shinde, PhD
@Tanvi_ShindeTS · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 381 followers View post →
Choice Nutrition
@mhodgson1974 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact…

Oct 11, 2019 · 29 shares · 267 followers View post →
Kevin Whelan
@ProfWhelan · X

What is the impact of dried fruit on health? Great source of #fibre #fiber and #polyphenols but also sugar and what impact on dental health and nutrient intake? Read our review of the evidence here https://t.co/rEeamt8tqr https://t.co/5jsL5czVJe

Oct 11, 2019 · 95 likes · 29 shares · 22,286 followers View post →
Hamsa Sharrouf (ANutr)
@Hamsa74967038 · X

RT @ProfWhelan: Our latest review summarises the evidence for impact of dried fruit on health (gut, appetite, dental, nutrients, polyphenol…

Mar 11, 2019 · 4 shares · 281 followers View post →
Francesca Scazzina
@Frasca74 · X

RT @phisquarelab: Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us? Read the answer on the International Journal of Food Scie…

Mar 4, 2019 · 1 share · 267 followers View post →
Del Rio’s Lab @Unipr
@phisquarelab · X

Dried fruit and public health – what does the evidence tell us? Read the answer on the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition!! https://t.co/35f1OzO1me @tandfonline

Mar 3, 2019 · 7 likes · 1 share · 1,579 followers View post →
Hannah Morgan
@HannahMNutr · X

RT @ProfWhelan: Our latest review summarises the evidence for impact of dried fruit on health (gut, appetite, dental, nutrients, polyphenol…

Mar 1, 2019 · 4 shares · 48 followers View post →
Julie Lovegrove
@j_lovegrove · X

RT @ProfWhelan: Our latest review summarises the evidence for impact of dried fruit on health (gut, appetite, dental, nutrients, polyphenol…

Feb 28, 2019 · 4 shares · 1,763 followers View post →
Kevin Whelan
@ProfWhelan · X

Our latest review summarises the evidence for impact of dried fruit on health (gut, appetite, dental, nutrients, polyphenols) and the related #EFSA health claims. Read the full paper with @MJSadlerRank @j_lovegrove (first 50 downloads are free!)

Feb 28, 2019 · 11 likes · 4 shares · 22,286 followers View post →