Pomegranate beneficial for cardiovascular, It also has the effect of anti-tumor/anticancer. Human studies have shown pomegranates to be effective in reducing cardiac risk factors. In one study of pomegranate inhibit oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and slow the progression of atherosclerosis. As a matter of fact, ten patients drinking pomegranate juice for one year decreased 30% in the narrowing of the carotid artery wall.
Likewise, patients with diabetes with high blood lipids that drinking pomegranate juice for eight weeks experienced a significant reduction in total cholesterol, LDL, LDL: HDL (high-density lipoprotein) ratio, and total cholesterol: HDL ratio. Pomegrante also been shown to reduce systolic
blood pressure by 21% after one year.
In other studies, pomegranate reduce systolic blood pressure by inhibiting the enzyme serum angiotension converting (ACE) 16; mechanism of action similar to ACE-inhibitor drugs used in controlling blood pressure, treating heart failure and preventing kidney damage in people with hypertension or diabetes.
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