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5 A day for Better Health
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American Council on Science and Health
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American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.com
American Institute for Cancer Research
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American Society for Nutritional Sciences
www.asns.org
Journal of the American Medical Association
www.jama.ama-assn.org
Mayo Clinic health site
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National Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health
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National Kidney Foundation
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New England Journal of Medicine
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USDA Human Nutrition Research Center
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Web MD
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Prevention Magazine
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Fall 2004 Cranberry Health
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August 2003 Cranberry Health Newsletter (PDF)
July Cranberry Health
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Brochure
For more information
on cranberries and health, download the Cranberry Institute
tri-fold brochure entitled
Cranberry, the Color of Health. This piece highlights the unique
health benefits of the cranberry—from the urinary tract and beyond—and
promising new research on this amazing little berry. The Cranberry
Institute has done a terrific job correlating information in this
brochure
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Latest News from the Cranberry Institute
On YOUR Health
Anti-cancer - In 1996 laboratory studies
conducted by University of Illinois scientists and
published in Planta Medica demonstrated the
potential anticarcinogenic properties of cranberries.
More recently researchers at the University of Western
Ontario demonstrated, using an animal model, that human
breast cancer cells showed significantly lower incidence
of tumor development when the experimental group's diet
was supplemented with cranberries. Although these
results are very preliminary, compounds in cranberries
may prove to be a potent cancer fighter.
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Anti-aging - Using an animal model James
Joseph, Ph.D. and Barbara Shukitt-Hale Ph.D. have been
experimenting with cranberries and their ability to
protect brain cells from free radical damage and
subsequent motor and cognitive function losses. Rats
feed diets supplemented with cranberries are put through
a series of tests to evaluate their neural function
compared to a control group. Preliminary results
indicate that there will be compelling evidence that
cranberry can help protect the brain from neurological
damage (unpublished results).
Dental - Critical Reviews in Food Science
and Nutrition (2002) reported on a preliminary
clinical trial using a mouthwash containing cranberry
NDM. Saliva samples of the experimental group showed a
two order of magnitude reduction in Streptococcus mutans
colony forming units compared with the placebo group
(unpublished data). A large percentage of dental caries
(cavities) can be attributed to S. mutans.
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Heart - Flavonoids have been shown to
function as potent antioxidants both in vitro and
in vivo and may reduce the risk of
atherosclerosis. Cranberries contain significant amounts
of flavonoids and polyphenolic compounds that have been
demonstrated to inhibit low density lipoprotein
oxidation. Ongoing research continues to suggest that
cranberries may offer a natural defense against
atherosclerosis.
Ulcers - Peptic ulcers are increasingly being
attributed to infection by Helicobacter pylori
bacteria, as opposed to stress and/or stomach acidity. A
high-molecular-weight nondialysable constituent of
cranberry juice has been shown to inhibit the adhesion
of H. pylori to human gastric mucus in vitro.
These preliminary results suggest that cranberry may be
beneficial in the prevention of peptic ulcers through
the inhibition of H. pylori adhesion to gastric
mucus and stomach epithelium.
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