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Urinary Tract Infections and Cranberries
Urinary Tract Infections and Cranberries
Scientists believe they
have an explanation for the long-standing observation that
cranberry juice helps prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The secret, it seems, is concentrated tannins in the juice,
also known as proanthocyanidins.
URINARY INFECTIONS are
a common problem, especially among women, and research has
shown that drinking cranberry juice regularly can help prevent
them.
Amy B. Howell and others from Rutgers University
conducted experiments to understand exactly what in cranberry
juice does this. The study was financed by Ocean Spray
Cranberries Inc. and published as a letter in Thursday’s issue
of The New England Journal of Medicine.
The test-tube
studies found that the concentrated tannins from cranberry
juice prevent E. coli bacteria, the main culprit in UTIs, from
adhering to the cells that line the urinary tract.
The
scientists believe that the substance blocks the growth of the
part of the bacteria that is necessary for them to stick to
the walls of the bladder and kidney, a crucial step in
infection.
Blueberries also contain the concentrated
tannins. But many other foods tested, including lemons,
oranges, apples, bananas and carrots, do not.
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