10 Benefits Of Pomegranates
Pomegranates Benefit #5: Fights Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is common amongst American men. 1 in 9 men in the United States will be diagnosed with the disease. Some studies have shown a link between the consumption of pomegranate juice and decreasing the growth of cancer and increasing life span.
One study done on colon cancer males, evaluated the effects of pomegranate consumption on the prostate-specific antigen (PSA). This antigen essentially detects cancer. If the level is too high, it means the cancer is worsening. Patients with colon cancer wish to slow the progression of this number. Patients were given 8 ounces of pomegranate juice a day for 6 months. A decrease in the PSA number did not occur, however, in comparison to participants who did not consume the juice, a delay in PSA increase was evaluated.
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