Cranberry Juice Beats Extract for Fighting Infection

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Cranberry Juice Beats Extract for Fighting Infection
by Christine Lepisto, Berlin on 10.30.11

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Researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute have furthered the body of research that proves cranberries are effective at preventing and treating urinary tract infections. What they found echoes a common scientific motif: when we attempt to isolate the "healthy" molecule, we get less than expected. The cranberry juice in its entirety is more effective than the proanthocyanidins (PACs) extracted from cranberries.

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