Pomegranate compound improves heart function by up to 80% in study
The compound also reduced scarring and harmful heart enlargement in animal and stem-cell models, researchers said.
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A compound produced after eating pomegranates, walnuts and berries improved heart function by up to 80% in animal tests; researchers say it helped stiff heart tissue relax and reduced scarring
A compound made naturally by the body after eating certain foods may offer a new way to tackle one of the more difficult forms of heart failure.
Pomegranate compound improves heart function by up to 80% in study
A compound the body can make after eating pomegranates, walnuts, and some berries improved measures of heart function by up to 80% in animal models of a difficult-to-treat form of heart failure. Urolithin A helped stiff heart tissue relax and reduced scarring and abnormal enlargement. It also improved relaxation in engineered human heart tissue.
A study has shown that the natural substance urolithin A, which is formed in the body after eating pomegranates, is able to improve the functioning of the heart by 80% and reduce its scarring.
Researchers at King's College London say a compound produced by the body after consuming pomegranates improved heart function by up to 80 percent. The post New research: Pomegranate consumption can improve heart failure by up to 80 percent appeared first on Digiato.
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