New Evidence on How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria That Cause Urinary Tract Infections
Date: 13.9.2010
Scientists today reported new scientific evidence on the effectiveness of that old folk remedy - cranberry juice - for urinary tract infections, at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), being held here this week.
The scientists concluded that cranberry juice cocktail prevents E. coli from sticking to other bacteria and the surface of a plastic petri dish. E. coli that adhere to those cells work together to form a biofilm. The biofilm enables the bacteria to grow and multiply so that an infection can take root, continue, or become more severe. E. coli that doesn't stick has a better chance of being flushed out of the urinary track. The results suggest that the beneficial substances in cranberry juice could reach the urinary tract and prevent bacterial adhesion within 8 hours after consumption of cranberry juice.
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