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Cranberry Juice Can Cure Ulcers
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By ANAHAD O’CONNOR: Cranberry juice has a long history as a home remedy for
bladder infections. But scientists in recent years have quietly studied whether
it might also work against Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium responsible for
most ulcers.
Scientists have known for some time that the juice effectively prevents some
species of bacteria from adhering to the cell receptors along the urinary tract,
which in theory should reduce the risk of bladder infections. The same mechanism
is believed to work against ulcer formation: Compounds in cranberry juice called
proanthocyanidins are thought to keep H. pylori from adhering to the lining of
the stomach.
Most studies have found that consuming cranberry juice does seem to produce
improvement in people prone to ulcers. In one randomized, double-blind study
published in the journal Nutrition in 2008, researchers followed 271 children
and teenagers who tested positive for H. pylori. Over three weeks, one group
drank 200 milliliters of cranberry juice daily, another was given a probiotic
supplement containing competing bacteria, and another received a placebo. At the
end of the study, the cranberry group had significantly higher “eradication
rates” of H. pylori than the placebo group, and a slightly better rate of
improvement than the group taking only probiotics.
A study of almost 200 people published in 2005 had similar results. Drinking one
cup of cranberry juice daily eliminated H. pylori in three times as many
subjects as a daily cranberrylike placebo juice, though some of the subjects
experienced no benefit.
Courtesy:
http://www.nytimes.com
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