"Pomegranate juice contains the highest antioxidant capacity compared to other juices, red wine and green tea, " said Professor Michael Aviram, who led the team.
The biggest experiment, with 289 patients, used ultrasound on the neck to test whether drinking pomegranatejuice reduced hardening of the arteries in heart patients.
Maybe next President Obama will propose a special tax on soda pop to contribute to a Trust Fund that can investigate ways to promote the drinking of wheatgrass and pomegranatejuice?
Iranians are deeply proud of their national cuisine, which includes such dishes as fesenjan - a meat stew with a tangy sauce made of pomegranatejuice and ground walnuts, as well as the ubiquitous kebab.
Basically, the FTC judge this week said that Pom no longer can make advertising claims that the ancient juice actually helps cure or mitigate specific diseases such as cancer but that it can continue to promote pomegranate beverages as good and healthy for the body in general ways.