Effects of Pomegranate Juice on Atherosclerosis and Hypertension
Atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for thrombotic stroke and hypertension is risk factor for both types of strokes.
Pomegranate juice has a profound effect on reducing the onset and progression of atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis mice fed pomegranate juice has a slower accumulation of blood cholesterol and the development of atherosclerosis was delayed.
Similar results in humans were showing a 30% decrease in carotid artery intima-media thickness after consumption of pomegranate juice for 1 year.
Pomegranate juice consumption was also shown to reduce systolic blood pressure in hypertensive and atherosclerosis patients possibly due to decreased serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity.
When the effects of pomegranate on platelet activity was evaluated in humans, prolonged clotting times were observed after feeding healthy adults small amounts of pomegranate juice daily for 5 days.
Effects of Pomegranate Juice on Atherosclerosis and Hypertension
Technically, any liquid intended for drinking is a beverage so named by a word derived from French and Latin verbs meaning ‘to drink.’ Healthy beverages are beverages with health benefits that attribute by its nutritional value. The use of healthy beverage for promoting health and relieving symptom is as old as the practice of medicine.
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
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