Pomegranates may be the new fat busters

POMEGRANATES can protect the heart from a high-cholesterol diet, scientists have found.

00:00, Fri, Oct 11, 2013

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The “superfruit” is packed with polyphenols – antioxidants which keep arteries free of fat, helping them expand and contract to maintain blood flow.

Hardening of arteries is a leading cause of heart attacks.

The study on pigs, which have similar cardiovascular systems to humans, took place at Barcelona’s Catalan Institute for Cardiovascular Sciences.