Pomegranate might improve skin, study finds
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Great skin starts from the inside, out. With that in mind, what we put in our bodies can have a direct impact not only on how we feel, but also how we look.
Pomegranates not only taste great, but a single pomegranate delivers 40 percent of an adult’s daily vitamin C requirement, and is a rich source of folic acid and antioxidants. And a recent study published in the August 2010 issue of Experimental Dermatology finds that “pomegranate may protect the skin from the detrimental effects of UV exposure.”
A recent study found that pomegranates could have a positive impact on one's skin
According to the study, conducted by researchers from the Department of Food and Nutrition at Hallym University in Korea,”dietary interventions with berries and pomegranate rich in ellagic acid and ellagitannins are promising strategies in curtailing skin wrinkling and cutaneous inflammation.”
Many pomegranate extracts are essentially ellagic acid, which has been shown in published studies to absorb into the body when consumed as ellagitannins. These ellagitannins have been studied for numerous reasons, including a recent study published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention Research that suggests “pomegranate [ellagitannins]–derived compounds have potential for the prevention of estrogen-responsive breast cancers.”
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