Written By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti | Updated : June 29, 2015 9:32 AM IST
Pomegranate or the desi anaar is not only high in terms of taste and nutrition but also has beneficial effects on your health. It was traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicines as the natural remedy to treat clinical conditions.
How pomegranate prevents heart disease
Clinical studies have proved that drinking a glass of pomegranate juice daily improves your blood sugar, reduces your blood pressure (systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure) and thickness of the arteries. Pomegranate juice consumption lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) levels and prevents blood from clotting in the arteries. All of these are known risk factors for heart disease. Pomegranate is also loaded with phytonutrients that act as powerful antioxidants which destroy free radicals damaging the walls of arteries.
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