<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/576c2a06-af27-4e51-a52f-0a7b8a600508/A3E88E0A-22E8-454C-86E6-0DCA248E3877/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/" href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/" style="font-size: 11px;">well.blogs.nytimes.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/"><H2 class="entry-title">You vs. the Pomegranate</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/well.blogs.nytimes.com/img/1FE069C0-8147-47D4-B02F-B0A614E6FEC1" alt="INSERT DESCRIPTION" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/"><P>Lately, the pomegranate has been touted as something of a wonderfruit. This reddish-pink fruit holds hundreds of juicy, red seeds and has been credited with <A href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pomegranate-juice/AN01227">lowering cholesterol</A> and <A href="http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/health-benefit-of-pomegranate-juice.htm">reducing risk for prostate cancer</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/"><P>While the data on the health benefits of pomegranate are promising, far more research is needed to determine what, if any, real benefits pomegranates provide, and how much of the fruit or its juice is needed to have an effect.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/"><P>Meanwhile, the best reason to eat a pomegranate is because it tastes good. The jewel-like seeds are gorgeous and a nice addition to the holiday table. The problem with pomegranate is that it’s really tough to eat. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/you-vs-the-pomegranate/"><P>This week, Gourmet Magazine offers an online video demonstrating the best way to extract the seeds from a pomegranate. The method is simple and involves slicing the fruit, scoring the edges and thumping with a pestle. To see the method for yourself, <A href="http://www.gourmet.com/food/testkitchen/2008/12/roberts_how_to_de-seed_pomegranate">watch food editor Melissa Roberts demonstrate</A>.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A3E88E0A-22E8-454C-86E6-0DCA248E3877/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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