# Three pomegranates eaten in a sitting; side effects? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507 "2003-12-07T05:26:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![choosybeggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/1 "2003-12-07T05:26:54Z")
Don’t know what got into me, I craved the things. Had a few atop the non-side by side fridgey/freezer unit. I just downed three of the things. I never consumed more than one of the curious fruits in a sitting. Should I expect anything out of the ordinary? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/2 "2003-12-07T05:47:14Z")
I googled pomegranate poisoning and found [this](http://www.britishtechnionsociety.org/tech-talk/tech-talk.html) so I guess you’re safe. ---
**Author:** ![choosybeggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/3 "2003-12-07T05:58:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don’t ask \* > \*\*I googled pomegranate poisoning and found [this](http://www.britishtechnionsociety.org/tech-talk/tech-talk.html) so I guess you’re safe. \*\* Safe!?!?!? The link says the things are high in anti-oxidants. I beg of you, what am I to be reduced to? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/4 "2003-12-07T05:59:23Z")
I bet the _ahem_ end products may be rather festive. ---
**Author:** ![Opus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/858c86/32.png) [@Opus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opus1)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/5 "2003-12-07T05:59:25Z")
A winter in Hades, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![choosybeggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/6 "2003-12-07T06:02:26Z")
I just checked the entire list. It says > [@](#): > > Contains high concentration of antioxidants > Contains specific antioxidants that are more active than those present in red wine, grapes, green tea, blueberry and cranberry juice > Is an effective scavenger of powerful oxidants (free radicals) > Inhibits the oxidation of ‘bad cholesterol’ > Inhibits the oxidation of ‘good cholesterol’ preserving its capability to remove excess cholesterol from the arteries > Increases the activity of serum paraoxonase, which breaks down harmful oxidized lipids in the arterial wall > Lessens blood clotting by inhibiting the aggregation of blood platelets > Reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients > Decreases the atherosclerotic lesion size in blood vessels > Decreases the atherosclerotic lesion size with blocked arteries It lessens blood clotting. Might I exsanguinate? ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/7 "2003-12-07T06:22:07Z")
This thread reminded me that I had an extra pomegranate in my fridge from a week or so ago. Alas, it is to late for it, the poor fridge conditions have taken their toll. My blood is free the clot as it wishes. ---
**Author:** ![choosybeggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/8 "2003-12-07T06:28:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wearia \* > \*\* > My blood is free the clot as it wishes. \*\* Might I pester you for a pint or more to dilute out my overly anti-cougulated fluids? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/9 "2003-12-07T06:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Opus1 \* > \*\*A winter in Hades, perhaps? \*\* I hate you. I opened this thread just to make that joke. ---
**Author:** ![choosybeggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/10 "2003-12-07T06:34:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aesiron \* > \*\*I hate you. I opened this thread just to make that joke. \*\* Choosybeggar whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/11 "2003-12-07T06:57:54Z")
In Greek mythology, Hades, the lord of the underworld kidnapped Persephone, the daughter of Ceres, the goddess of crops, to make her his wife. Struck with grief, Ceres neglected her job and searched the Earth for months trying to find her daughter before eventually being told by Zeus what had happened. Upon learning her daughter’s fate, she stormed Hades (the underworld, not the god) and demanded her daughter back but unbeknownst to her, Hades (the god) had tricked Persephone into eating four pomegranates which meant she would be forced to stay with Hades for all eternity since eating the Underworld’s food chained you to it. Ceres begged and pleaded with Zeus to let her daughter come back to Earth with her while Hades demanded she stay. Striking a compromise, Zeus said she would have to live in Hades one month for every pomegranate eaten and that is how Winter came to be. ---
**Author:** ![choosybeggar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-pomegranates-eaten-in-a-sitting-side-effects/217507/12 "2003-12-07T07:03:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aesiron \* > \*\*In Greek mythology, Hades, the lord of the underworld kidnapped Persephone, the daughter of Ceres, the goddess of crops, to make her his wife. Struck with grief, Ceres neglected her job and searched the Earth for months trying to find her daughter before eventually being told by Zeus what had happened. > > Upon learning her daughter’s fate, she stormed Hades (the underworld, not the god) and demanded her daughter back but unbeknownst to her, Hades (the god) had tricked Persephone into eating four pomegranates which meant she would be forced to stay with Hades for all eternity since eating the Underworld’s food chained you to it. > > Ceres begged and pleaded with Zeus to let her daughter come back to Earth with her while Hades demanded she stay. Striking a compromise, Zeus said she would have to live in Hades one month for every pomegranate eaten and that is how Winter came to be. \*\* Damn, even when posting silliness I learn. Very interesting.