Prostate Health

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer death in men, after lung cancer. However, emerging science suggests that diet, lifestyle and dietary supplements may improve prostate health.

Promising News

A preliminary UCLA medical study involving POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice revealed promising news. Men who had been treated surgically or with radiation for prostate cancer were given 8oz of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice. A majority of the 46 men participating in the study experienced a significantly extended PSA doubling time.

PSA (prostate-specific antigen) is a marker that is thought to be associated with the progression of prostate cancer; a slower PSA doubling timeThe amount of time it takes for the prostate-specific antigen[s] (also called PSA levels) to double in men with prostate cancer may reflect the progression of the disease. A longer doubling time may indicate a slower growing cancer. may reflect slower progression of the disease.

Before the study of pomegranate juice, the average PSA doubling time for the participants was 15 months. After drinking 8oz of juice daily, the average PSA doubling time increased to 54 months. That’s a 350% increase. Learn more.

According to Dr. David Heber, Director of UCLA’s Center for Human Nutrition, “The most abundant and most active ingredients in Pomegranate Juice are also found in POMx. Basic studies in our laboratory so far indicate that POMx and Pomegranate Juice have the same effect on prostate health.”

A new study is underway to more fully investigate the potential of POMx to extend PSA doubling time.