Cranberries May Benefit Men's Health

10/03/10

When most people think of cranberries or cranberry extract, they tend to think of women's health and UTIs (urinary tract infections). However, an ever-growing body of research is showing that cranberries may have many additional benefits, including benefits to men's health.

Over the course of the last few years, Whole Health has featured articles on many of these new findings. Newsletter readers have read articles that described the mechanism by which cranberries fight UTIs, a study that found ulcer-fighting potential, a study that found virus-fighting potential, and a study that found that cranberries may have potential in the treatment of a particular type of esophageal cancer. Links to all of these studies can be found at the cranberry page of this website. 

One of the newest and most novel findings about cranberries, published in British Journal of Nutrition, found that cranberries may improve prostate health in older men.¹

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