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Health Benefits of the Cranberry

Cranberries and cranberry products offer many important health benefits. Native Americans used cranberries to cure a variety of ailments, including poison arrow wounds. Today\'s health research points to promising new evidence that cranberries are not only a healthy, low-calorie fruit, they may also help prevent urinary tract infections and reduce the risk of gum disease, ulcers, heart disease, and cancer.

Research on these areas and on additional health benefits is ongoing.

  • Article: Like blueberries, cranberries provide a suite of health benefits. A study conducted at Cornell University tested the antioxidant and anti-proliferative potential of common fruits, and found cranberries had the highest total phenolic content, total antioxidant activity and anti-proliferative effects in human liver-cancer cells. Read more: Cranberries.

  • Article: Chocolate appears to promote healthy blood vessels.

  • Dental Health: prevention of gum disease

  • Heart Health: reducing cardiovascular disease
    Article: Cranberry Juice — A Cocktail for the Heart by Janet Raloff

  • Anti-Cancer

  • Anti-Ulcer

  • Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) prevention and cure

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NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF RAW CRANBERRIES

Calories (kcal): 14
% Calories from Fat: 3.3%
% Calories from Carbohydrates:   93.8%
% Calories from Protein: 2.9%
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