Pomegranate juice could benefit the heart

25/03/05 In a study, Italian and American scientists have reported that pomegranate juice helped keep fatty deposits from collecting on artery walls in mice, and kept human heart cells healthier.

The findings appear in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Pomegranate contains crunchy seeds surrounded by juicy pulp and is a good source of potassium, vitamin C and antioxidants, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The researchers found that heart cells treated with pomegranate juice had a 50 percent increase in nitric oxide production, and that mice given pomegranate juice reduced the rate of plaque buildup by about 30 percent.

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