Pomegranate juice may help ward off prostate cancer

Pomegranates are packed with healthy anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. The juice dramatically slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells in mice.

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin Medical School tested the juice on human prostate cancer cells in the laboratory. They found that the higher the dose of pomegranate juice, the more tumour cells died.

The team then conducted tests on mice injected with prostate cancer cells taken from humans. 24 mice were divided into three groups. The control group was given water, while the others had water containing 0.1% or 0.2% of pomegranate juice. The doses reflect a person’s typical daily amount of juice consumption.

Cancer progression was significantly slowed in mice receiving the higher amount of pomegranate juice. Their blood showed decreased levels of prostate-specific antigen, which is used to monitor prostate cancer.