Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site druak.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!drutx!druak!antics From: antics@druak.UUCP (GeigerL) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: dried fruit Message-ID: <767@druak.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 10:18:10 EDT Article-I.D.: druak.767 Posted: Fri Aug 9 10:18:10 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 22:02:15 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 12Why is it that people eat prunes or other dried fruit for a laxative effect, but they don't consider eating fresh fruit. Is it because the dried fruit requires so much water to digest and the sponge-like situation causes the desired effect? Or perhaps there is some chemical change when the fruit is dried? This is a strange question, but not a joke! Lisa Geiger ihnp4!druak!antics