Cranberry Juice And Its Health Benefits

For a long time cranberries have been associated with the holiday celebrations, be it a cranberry drink, cranberry stuffing, cranberry sauce, cranberry dessert or a cranberry casserole. We have all enjoyed it not knowing how great it is for our body.

No one really knows when or why the cranberries came to be associated with the holidays. However one thing that we are sure of is that cranberries are one among the top food items in the healthy food list. This is considered due to the presence of the high antioxidant content and also the nutrient content. This is probably the reason why these cranberries or the juice of the cranberries is considered as a “super food”. Also, the calorie content of the calories is very low. So low that there are just 25 calories in just a half cup of these tasty yet healthy fruits.

The health benefits that the cranberries can possibly offer the human body is that they may lower the risk of contracting urinary tract infections or UTIs as they are generally known. It may also help in the prevention of cancer of some type; decrease the blood pressure and many more.

Nutrition Content Of The Cranberry Juice
1. Vitamin C
This happens to be a very powerful antioxidant and hence may block out some of the damage that might be caused to the body by the free radicals that happen to be naturally produced.  It is also known to boost the resistance capacity of the body to fight against diseases.

2. Fibre
According to some studies, high fibre content in food may lower the risk of developing hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, obesity and also maybe some types of gastrointestinal diseases. Large quantities of fibre in the diet have also been known to lower blood pressure, improve insulin sensitivity, lower cholesterol levels and also help in losing weight. Luckily this isn’t very hard to achieve as cranberries contain a good quantity of fibre in them.

3. Vitamin E
The vitamin E happens to be soluble in fat and is also an antioxidant which may be helpful for the body in preventing or in some cases completely preventing certain chronic diseases which may be a result of the ever present free radicals.

Cranberries or the cranberry juice may also contain a wide array of phytonutrients, manganese and also vitamin K. Phytonutrients may offer cancer preventing and anti – inflammatory properties.

Benefits Of The Cranberry Juice

The cranberry juice is highly revered by most of the women in the world for their ability of preventing and also helping in the cure of UTIs. It is also known to be highly beneficial in maintaining the dental health.

Caution

If you are taking some sort of blood thinners then steer clear of the cranberries in any form. Although still in preliminary stages, cranberries may interfere with the medication and enhance its effects.

There is conflicting evidence, but consuming excessive cranberry juice may result in the formation of some kidney stones.

As long as you do not consume the cranberry juice in excessive amounts or are not under some kind of medication then you are good to go.

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