Drinking a glass of pomegranate juice every day could slow the growth of prostate cancer, researchers have reported for the first time.

The researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, suggest that men diagnosed with prostate cancer and having already had preliminary treatment, may just benefit from a daily dose of pomegranate juice by suppressing further growth and delaying the need for further therapies.

"In older men 65 to 70 who have been treated for prostate cancer, we can give them pomegranate juice and it may be possible for them to outlive their risk of dying from their cancer," said the lead author, Dr Allan Pantuck of the Jonsson Cancer Center, UCLA.

The fruit, a rich source of antioxidants, has been linked to improved heart health, but other varied claims have been made including protection against prostate cancer and slowing cartilage loss in arthritis.

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