--- On Sun, 2/1/09, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 
> An ounce of pomegranate juice
> is only about
> 4.5 carbohydrate grams.  An ounce of celery is about 2
> grams, but to my
> knowledge there are no studies yet to show what a
> therapeutic dose of
> celery (for reducing blood pressure) might be, so it's
> quite possible that
> you'd end up consuming more carbohydrate in celery than
> in an ounce of
> pomegranate juice, and the pomegranate juice appears to
> have other
> beneficial effects as well.
> 


You make some good points, Todd. I will definitely look into the pomegranate option further.

Andrea