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When it comes to delivering great cranberry taste and unique health benefits, our glass is full. You probably first heard about cranberry's benefits from your mother or grandmother. Today, what was once folklore is medical fact: research shows drinking cranberry juice cocktail every day may help promote urinary tract health.
For over 60 years, Ocean Spray has been actively researching the cranberry and our products to understand their role in maintaining good health. Early research determined that compounds in cranberry, called proanthocyanidins or condensed tannins, prevent certain bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract, If bacteria can't stick, they cannot cause infection. This anti-stick mechanism of cranberry is key to its urinary tract health benefits.
A recent study supports that women can help maintain a healthy urinary tract by drinking two servings of cranberry juice cocktail every day. According to Amy B. Howell, Ph.D., research scientist at Rutgers University, and the study's lead investigator, "This research found that cranberry juice cocktail's beneficial effect may start within two hours and can last for up to 10 hours in the urine, which suggests that consuming a serving in the morning and one in the evening may provide more effective anti-adhesion protection than consuming one serving a day."
While these studies are preliminary and further clinical research is needed to understand the potential benefit to health, it is exciting to consider the unique role cranberry may play in helping maintain health in various parts of the body. Remember, cranberry juice cocktail should not be used as a treatment for infection, but may be an effective part of a prevention routine. If an infection is suspected, a health care professional should be consulted on proper treatment and management.
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