Cranberry Juice Against UTI in Women

Filed in archive Bacteria and Bacterial Infections , Functional Foods , Studies , Women's Health on January 16, 2008

Cranberry juice is not just a mere folk remedy any longer. There has come scientific evidence that cranberry juice can relieve urinary tract infections (UTI) in women.




Well, only women get UTI, so the men will not benefit from cranberry juice, at least not regarding UTI.

Such were the findings of Prof. Itzhak Ofek, a researcher at Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine:

Prof. Ofek's research on the tart berry over the past two decades shows that its juice indeed combats urinary tract infections.

And, he's discovered, the refreshing red beverage has additional medicinal qualities as well.

Prof. Ofek has found that cranberry juice exhibits anti-viral properties against the flu, can prevent cavities, and lessens the reoccurrence of gastric ulcers.

Unhappily for half the human race, however, new research published this year in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research on ulcers, suggests that, like urinary tract infections, the healing power of cranberries apply only to women.

Sorry, as I have no personal experience with drinking cranberry juice, so I have no idea if it is good or awful to drink.

Anyways, if you are always suffering from UTI (awful or not) you might wanna consider drinking cranberry juice regularly.

The remarkable healing property in cranberries stems from a heavy molecule known as non-dialyzable material or NDM.

This molecule, isolated by Prof. Ofek and his colleagues, seems to coat some bodily surfaces with Teflon-like efficiency, preventing infection-causing agents from taking root.

Surprisingly, NDM appears to have no effect on some of the good bacteria in our bodies, says Prof. Ofek.

Find more details from Science Daily.