Prostate Cancer

• Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, in a study cited at the website of physician Ray Sahelian, observed an inhibition of tumor growth when they incubated prostate cancer cells with pomegranate extract.
  
  

Cholesterol

• Pomegranate also may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels, according to a study from the Lipid Research Laboratory in Israel.
  
  

Osteoarthritis

• A study published in a 2005 issue of the Journal of Nutrition indicated that pomegranate extract blocks enzymes that contribute to cartilage deterioration in osteoarthritis.
  
  

Heart Disease

• Daily pomegranate juice consumption may decrease stress induced heart ischemia, or restricted blood flow, in people with heart disease. This finding was published in the American Journal of Cardiology in 2005.
  
  

Anti-viral Properties

• Pomegranate has significant anti-viral properties, according to research from the University of Nottingham. Pomegranate extract destroys some viruses and also protects cells from damaging effects of free radicals.