A new randomized study of 45 people with heart disease subjected to stress shows that 8.5 ounces of pomegranate juice improved cardiac blood flow…while being stressed. That’s 140 calories extra, daily, for 3 months.

So, more PJ, less angina. If you can find a place to cut 140 calories—say from starches or sugars or meat/poultry, assuming you’re at your healthy weight–go ahead. It’s a nutritional bargain.

Pomegranates are filled with antioxidant polyphenols (e.g., tannins, ellagic acid, and anthocyanins–which are what makes pomegranates red). Other research suggests lowered LDL, and lowered blood pressure.