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New evidence that cranberry juice may help fight heart disease

There’s more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of “good cholesterol” in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease. Although researchers have long suspected, based on laboratory tests, that the antioxidant-rich juice may help lower risk factors for heart disease, no human studies had established such a link until now.

March 26, 2003

Study provides new evidence that cranberry juice may help fight heart disease

There?s more good news about cranberry juice: Based on human studies, researchers have found that drinking three glasses a day significantly raises levels of ?good cholesterol? in the blood and increases plasma antioxidant levels, reducing the risk of heart disease. Although researchers have long suspected, based on laboratory tests, that the antioxidant-rich juice may help lower risk factors for heart disease, no human studies had established such a link until now.

March 25, 2003