Researchers have found that compounds in cranberry may not only help prevent urinary tract infections (more on that later), but could also be an alternative to antibiotics for other infections such as tooth decay, gastroenteritis and kidney infections.
By growing the digestive tract bacteria, E. coli, in various concentrations of cranberry juice or its tannin compounds known as proanthocyanidins, Dr Camesano of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts in the US, and her team, observed an increasing effect on the bacteria with higher concentrations, which suggests that whole or undiluted cranberry products could have the greatest benefits.
By changing the shape of bacteria from rods to spheres, altering their cell membranes, and making it difficult for the bacteria to make contact with cells, E. coli was prevented by cranberry from adhering to cells, which is an initial step in all infections.
In previous research conducted by the team, it was discovered that cranberry (Click to read on........
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