Introduction Dyslipidemia is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Previous studies have shown that pomegranate and its polyphenols may have
hypolipidemic effects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of pomegranate
peel extract on some cardiovascular risk factors in patients with dyslipidemia. Methods Thirty
eight obese women (30< body mass index (BMI)> 35 kg/m2) with dyslipidemia were
allocated into two groups receiving two 500 mg pomegranate peel extract (n= 19) or placebo …

Methods Thirty eight obese women (30< body mass index (BMI)> 35kg/m2) with
dyslipidemia were allocated into two groups receiving two 500 mg pomegranate peel extract
(n= 19) or placebo (n= 19) daily for 8 weeks. Serum lipid profile (total cholesterol (TC), HDL-
cholesterol (HDLC), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG)), Blood Pressure (BP),
serum high sensitive-C reactive protein (hs-CRP) and BMIwere measured. Results
Pomegranate peel extract significantly decreased post treatment levels of serum TC (p …