Maternal Dietary Supplementation With Pomegranate Juice

We hypothesized that maternal supplementation with pj will improve uterine and umbilical artery function and thereby enhance fetal growth in the enos mouse model of fgr.

Maternal dietary supplementation with pomegranate juice. One of the highest polyphenol containing dietary supplements available commercially is pomegranate juice pom which has been studied in vitro and in vivo without any side effects 17 19 20. Pomegranate juice neuroprotective effects might be secondary to the suppression of both the maternal inflammatory response and inhibition of fetal brain apoptosis neuronal nitric oxide synthase and nuclear factor κb activation. Maternal pomegranate juice supplementation may attenuate maternal inflammation induced fetal brain injury.

Dietary supplementation of pomegranate juice attenuated neurodegeneration in neonatal mice subjected to maternal hypoxic ischemic brain injury 45 46. Pomegranate juice pj which is rich in antioxidants and bioactive polyphenols has been posited as a beneficial dietary supplement to promote cardiovascular health.