In a University of Florida study, 11 healthy men and women consumed 800 mg of pomegranate extract in juice form. Through blood tests, the researchers found that the body absorbed the extract efficiently, and that blood antioxidant levels increased by 32%. Antioxidants help immune function and may help prevent many chronic diseases.
Source: J Agric Food Chem 2006, 54 (23), 8956-8961