The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 274 No 7344 p415
9 April 2005

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Cranberries for vascular function

Using a model of hypercholesterolaemia researchers have shown that cranberry juice can improve vascular function and may protect against heart disease. Pigs with a genetic defect developed high cholesterol and atherosclerosis. However, those fed cranberry juice powder for six months had blood vessels that behaved more like the vessels of normal pigs.