Study: Cranberry juice wards off infections

Posted by | June 19, 2016 23:00 | Filed under: Planet


This is especially good for women.

Drinking cranberry juice may lower use of antibiotics by helping keep women free of urinary tract infections, scientists say.

UTIs are some of the most common bacterial infections, with six in ten women suffering one in their lifetime, and a quarter of those experiencing a recurrence within six months.

Antibiotics are usually the first line of treatment, but chronic overuse has increased resistance at an alarming rate.

The 24-week US study by Boston University looked at 373 women who had experienced at least two UTIs in the past year…

This is because cranberries contain compounds known as Type-A PACs (proanthocyanidins) which prevent bacteria from sticking and causing infection.

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4 responses to Study: Cranberry juice wards off infections

  1. PattyJM June 20th, 2016 at 00:48

    Doesn’t every woman already know this? Its been common knowledge for decades.

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