Can cranberry juice prevent urinary infections?
Urinary infections affect 30% of women while men are rarely afflicted by the illness. The risk of infection increases with age and the symptoms are varied: dysuria (painful or difficult urination), frequent urination and occasional hematuria (blood in urine). 85 to 95 per cent of infections are caused by the Escherichia Coli (E coli) bacteria, a natural enemy of cranberries. According to nutritionist Nathalie Jobin, several studies are trying to prove the correlation between cranberry juice and urinary infections. “I would advise women who suffer from these infections to drink cranberry juice with other juices. But one must not believe that it is a miracle product,” she explains. Mrs. Jobin works for the Centre de référence sur la nutrition humaine Extenso (extenso.org). According to some health research cranberry juice can have a preventive effect on urinary infections. But Mrs Jobin explains that there are no conclusions on how many glasses should be consumed a day and whether or not
