Prunes are good for you!
Prunes rank highest for antioxidants. There’s evidence in the scientific community that eating a low-fat, antioxidant-rich diet helps reduce your risk of breast and other types of cancer.”
"If these studies are borne out in further research, young and middle-aged people may be able to reduce risk of diseases of aging – including senility – simply by adding high (antioxidant) foods to their diets," said Floyd P. Horn, administrator of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, in Beltsville, Md.