Almost on a weekly basis, exotic juices are
hyped up to cure every medical disease underneath the sun. For the past few
years, people have been drinking gallons of pomegranate juice in the hope of
curing arthritis, getting rid of the wrinkles and or preventing the common cold. In fact, most health food stores have been selling
pomegranate juices with labels that it can cure heart disease, prevent prostate cancer and even potentiate erections.
So is pomegranate juice the magic bullet for
all of our health problems?
The federal trade commission says pomegranate
juice is tasty but it is not buying all the B.S. medical claims made by
the manufacturers of this exotic colorful juice.
The FTC has filed a complaint against POM
Wonderful alleging that the juice maker has been making "false and
unsubstantiated claims" about their pomegranate-based products, which also
includes other pomegranate products like iced teas, POMx pills and
nutrition/energy bars. Pomegranate products are heavily marketed and can be
purchased online and in retail stores.
In its complaint, the FTC has mentioned that
there is no scientific study that backs the claims made by POM. In fact, one of
the studies presented by POM even showed that the health benefits of
pomegranate were no better than a sugar pill.
So for all you juice fanatics, there is
nothing wrong in drinking pomegranate juice. However, if you are consuming this
juice for prevention or cure of any medical disease, think again. You may just
as well drink urine- because the medical benefits from both “juices” are the
same-but the urine is free.
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