11 Reasons To Eat Pomegranate

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Although easy to find in Indonesia, but it seems pomegranate is not so popular when compared with oranges, bananas, or mango. In fact, the benefits of pomegranate are numerous and are not inferior to other fruits. Pomegranate can be consumed directly in fresh condition, as a mixed fruit salad or salad, or made into juice. If consumed regularly, pomegranates can provide many benefits for health, including:

1. Anti-aging
Pomegranates can provide anti-aging effects. Pomegranate contains antioxidants with a number of very abundant and is one of the fruits with the highest scale as absorbing free radicals.

2. Protect kidney
New research published some time ago in the Journal of Renal Failure indicates that pomegranate juice may prevent kidney damage and protect the kidneys from harmful toxins.

3. Protect your heart
Some new research published in the journal Toxicology and Industrial Health showed that pomegranate juice not only protects the liver, but also can improve it when the liver is damaged.

4. Enhance the immune
Eating fruit or pomegranate juice can boost immunity

5. Anti-allergy
Pomegranate is rich in polyphenol substances that have been shown to reduce the biochemical processes associated with allergies

6. Preventing heart attack
Pomegranate also been shown to prevent heart disease. Recent research published in the journal Altheroclerosis showed that pomegranate can improve the body's ability to synthesize cholesterol and destroy free radicals in the vascular system.

7. Against Cancer
A study published in the journal Translational Oncology showed that the juice and pomegranate juice can kill cancer cells.
Breast Cancer: Scientists at the University of California studied the effects of pomegranate juice and nutritional components (luteolin, ellagic acid and punicic) in the fight against breast cancer. They concluded that the juice and pomegranate juice is effective in preventing the development of breast cancer.
Skin cancer: According to a new study published in the British Journal of Dermatology, consumption of pomegranate may affect the decrease in the development of two types of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma and the squamous cell carcinoma.

8. Protection of DNA
Antioxidants in pomegranates also provide protection to the genetic components of the body.

9. Normalize blood pressure
A study published in the journal Plant Foods for Human Nutrition found that pomegranate juice can help prevent high blood pressure associated with high-fat foods.

10. Set the syndrome of insulin resistance
Research published in the journal Food and Function showed that pomegranate can help regulate blood sugar, increase the body's sensitivity to insulin, reducing inflammation and other factors involved in the insulin resistance syndrome, is associated with obesity and diabetes. Because of this, the pomegranate is believed to lose weight.

11. Improving the effectiveness of the drug
Pomegranate juice is known to increase the effectiveness of drugs used against gram-negative bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are known as bacteria that are always against drugs.