Fights Viruses and Bacteria
Aside from preventing bacterial infections of the urinary tract, researchers also suggest that cranberry juice helps fight other bacteria and viruses like gastrointestinal viruses. According to tests on animal viruses, researchers mentioned that cranberry juice might help stop viruses from infecting cells.
The explanation is that cranberry juice has NDM or high molecular weight materials that help stop the adhesion of bacteria to the body’s cells and the attachment of various oral bacteria to one another. Due to the extract’s multiple activities, researchers studied the potential of cranberry juice to prevent the influenza virus’s adhesion to cells and the infectivity afterward. They found that cranberry juice has a high potential benefit for preventing influenza virus infection.
In addition, a study conducted in 2011 shows that cranberry extracts stopped seven bacterial microbes from growing. Another study one year prior suggests that cranberries can kill viruses like norovirus, a widespread virus that causes food-borne diseases. Although researchers point out that additional study is necessary, the authors contend that cranberries may be an effective way to cure or eliminate possible illnesses.
