Recovery evidence brief
Pomegranate supplements are usually juices, powders, or polyphenol extracts. Claims usually center on recovery, blood flow, soreness, and endurance-related health support.
Polyphenol-rich pomegranate appears most relevant for short-term recovery from damaging sessions, with weaker support for everyday performance enhancement.
Fruit-polyphenol meta-analysis: pomegranate evidence limited to 3 studies for faster MIVC recovery; soreness unchanged.
Protocols usually preload for several days and continue after the damaging session; phenolic dose and juice versus extract form matter.
The evidence is recovery-specific. Muscle-building, testosterone, and general endurance-shortcut claims are not supported.
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