What Are the Benefits of Drinking Pomegranate Juice?

Pomegranate has been called "the royal fruit" because of the "crown" that sits on top of it. The fruit's juice has been praised for having a variety of healthy benefits. Such advantages as slowing the loss of cartilage and lowering blood pressure are attributed to drinking pomegranate juice.

Brain Food

• WebMD.com names pomegranate juice as a "super food" that is good for brain health (see Resources).

Reduces Cholesterol

• MayoClinic.com states that drinking this juice can likely aid in reducing cholesterol.

Diebetic Aid

• NutraIngredients.com says that pomegranate juice may help diabetics reduce the risk of hardening of the blood vessels, which can cause stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Fights Prostate Cancer

• WebMD.com reports that a University of California study showed that a diet that included pomegranate juice helped prevent the spread of prostate cancer.

Battles Heart Disease

• NutraIngredients.com states that the University of California's Preventive Medicine Research Institute and California Pacific Medical Center found that pomegranate juice improved blood flow to the heart in people with heart disease.

Antioxidants

• MayoClinic.com notes that this juice contains more antioxidants, particularly polyphenols, than other fruit juices.

Vitamins

• Per WiseGeek.com, the juice is a good source of vitamins A, C and E, as well as folic acid.