No benefit found
Pomegranate juice
juice or extract. Drinks.
- Verdict
- No benefit foundIt was tested as a cancer remedy and didn't work.
- How sure
- Rung 4 · StrongAt least one large randomized trial, or very large consistent studies, on this exact question.
- How big
- No effect on PSA rise in a large placebo-controlled trial.
The rung shows how sure the science is, not how big the effect is. How to read these ratings
Cancers affected
Prostate
What the evidence shows
A large placebo-controlled trial found pomegranate extract did not slow PSA rise in men treated for prostate cancer.
What to do
Fine as a drink; no proven anticancer benefit.
Sources
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Step by step
For the whole picture, from prevention and screening to treatment and life after, see the prostate cancer page.