Pomegranate Juice Against Prostate Cancer

According to researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, pomegranate extract shows promising results in preventing prostate cancer or slowing its growth.

Pomegranate (Punica granatum) has higher levels of polyphenolic compounds, compared to red wine and green tea.

The researchers tested on mice who were injected with prostate cancer cells obtained from humans. The mice who received a very high dose of pomegranate extract showed a slower rate of cancer progression and their levels of prostate-specific antigen (a cancer marker) also decreased, compared to those fed with water.

More research is required to study its effect on human beings.

Source : Arshi Malik et al “Pomegranate fruit juice for chemoprevention and chemotherapy of prostate cancer” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2005) 102(41):14813-14818

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