Conducted by the US Department of Agriculture’s in-house research arm Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the study found that participants who drank cranberry juice as part of a typical American diet had lower triglyceride and C-reactive protein levels, an indicator of inflammation, than those who did not.
Joseph Vita, MD, director of clinical research, Cardiovascular Centre, Boston Medical Centre, said: “The study by Dr Novotny and colleagues was carefully controlled and showed modest, but significant reductions in two markers of cardiovascular risk-systemic inflammation and triglyceride levels. These results add to the growing body of literature showing favorable effects of cranberry juice and other polyphenol-containing beverages on biomarkers of cardiovascular risk.
“The American Heart Association recommends a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as an appropriate strategy to reduce cardiovascular risk, and these findings help us understand the mechanisms of benefit.”
Source: Ocean Spray
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