Pomegranate juice

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Pomegranate juice is a juice taken from the pomegranate fruit. Studies indicate that pomegranate juice reduces arterial plaque, reduces systolic blood pressure, and reduces LDL cholesterol. Additionally, a study at UCLA involving 50 men who had had surgery or radiation for prostate cancer (yet still had detectable levels of PSA afterwards) found that drinking one eight-ounce glass of pomegranate juice each day extended the average doubling time of PSA from 15 months to 54 months.[1]

One 250 ml (8.45 oz) glass of pomegranate juice provides approximately 50% of an adult's recommended daily allowance (RDA) of the vitamins A, C and E. Pomegranate juice provides 100% RDA of folic acid and a substantial amount of potassium and niacin.

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  1. ^ Pantuck, A. et al., "Phase II study of pomegranate juice for men with rising prostate-specific antigen following surgery or radiation for prostate cancer.", Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 12, 4018-4026, July 1, 2006.
  • Malik, Arshi et al. "Pomegranate fruit juice for chemoprevention and chemotherapy of prostate cancer", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102:14813-14818, 2005.
  • de Nigris, Filomena et al. "Beneficial effects of pomegranate juice on oxidation-sensitive genes and endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity at sites of perturbed shear stress", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, 102: 4896-4901, 2005.

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  • Aviram, M. et al. "Pomegranate Juice Consumption for 3 Years by Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis Reduces Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Blood Pressure and LDL Oxidation", Clinical Nutrition, (2004), 23: 423-433.
  • Aviram, M. and L. Dornfeld. "Pomegranate Juice Consumption Inhibits Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Activity and Reduces Systolic Blood Pressure", Atherosclerosis (2001), 158: 195-198.
  • Aviram, M. et al. "Pomegranate Juice Flavonoids Inhibit Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation and Cardiovascular Diseases: Studies in Atherosclerotic Mice and in Humans", Drugs Under Experimental and Clinical Research (2002), 28(2/3):49-62.
  • Kaplan, M et al. "Pomegranate Juice Supplementation to Atherosclerotic Mice Reduces Macrophage Lipid Peroxidation, Cellular Cholesterol Accumulation and Development of Atherosclerosis", Journal of Nutrition (2001), 131(8): 2082-2089.
  • Noda, Y. et al. "Antioxidant activities of pomegranate fruit extract and its anthocyanidins: delphinidin, cyanidin, and pelargonidin," Journal of Agricultural Food and Chemistry (2002);50(1):166-71.
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