Researchers at Israel’s Technion and Haifa’s Rambam hospital have discovered that combining pomegranate juice and dates (with their pits) provides maximum protection against the buildup of plaque on the endothelium of the arteries, and prevents heart attack or stroke.

http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Health/Technion-research-Pomegranate-date-combination-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-396565   http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2015/fo/c4fo00998c#!divAbstract