Pomegranate improves heart function by up to 80 percent!
Researchers at King’s College London found that urolithin A, which the body produces after consuming foods such as pomegranates, walnuts and some berries, improved heart function by up to 80 percent in animal tests.
The compound helped the heart muscle relax better, reduced scar-tissue formation and prevented abnormal enlargement of the heart. A similar effect on improving heart relaxation was also observed in human heart tissue made from stem cells.
This finding could be promising for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is difficult to treat; however, more studies are still needed to establish the therapeutic effect of urolithin A in humans.
