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Article: pomegranate a gem of a fruit
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- Better Nutrition
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright Active Interest Media Dec 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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LOOKING FOR A FESTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO CRANBERRIES? TANGY, TART, AND SWEET, THE POMEGRANATE ADDS A BURST OF HEALTHFUL FLAVOR TO HOLIDAY DISHES
Quick-name a fruit that can suppress cancer growth, dye clothing, and embellish a cocktail. And it tastes really good!
It's the pomegranate, of course. This ruby-tinted globe has an astonishing history, and modern science has revealed that there's good reason it has long been an icon of longevity and fertility-health benefits that research is only just beginning to uncover.
The Glorious Past
The pomegranate dates back to 2000 BC, and probably even further. Some scholars hold that the wily serpent in the Garden of Eden tempted Eve not with the modern ...