Ocean Spray Cranberries Make the Holiday Season Healthier
2003年10月28日 - 7:16PM
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Ocean Spray Cranberries Make the Holiday Season Healthier Beyond
the Mashed Potatoes and Gravy is a Healthy -- and Delicious --
Accompaniment to Your Holiday Meals LAKEVILLE-MIDDLEBORO, Mass.,
Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- What better way to enjoy the holidays than
savoring a good meal? What if you could make it healthy as well? By
incorporating Ocean Spray cranberries into your holiday meals, you
will be benefiting not only from their great flavor, but also their
great health benefits. Cranberries and cranberry juice are natural
ways to prevent a common problem, urinary tract infections (UTIs).
The connection between cranberries and urinary tract health is
longstanding. Research shows that approximately 50 percent of all
women have had a UTI by their late twenties and 25 percent of all
women who have had a UTI will have a recurrence within six months.
Researchers have made recent breakthroughs around the prevention of
UTIs including how cranberry juice works to promote health.
"Research tells us that cranberry juice can help prevent UTIs, and
is helping us better understand exactly how it works and how
consumers can benefit," said Dr. Amy Howell, a researcher at
Rutgers University. "We found that the process starts working two
hours after consuming cranberry juice, and the effect lasts up to
ten hours. Therefore, consuming a serving of juice in the morning
and another one in the evening provides the best defense against
the bacteria." It was once widely thought that cranberries helped
maintain urinary tract health by acidifying the urine, but
scientists later discovered the anti- adhesion properties of the
cranberry are what prevent the bacteria from "sticking" in the
urinary tract and causing infection. In 1998, researchers at
Rutgers University identified these "anti-stick" components as
proanthocyanidins. Research has also shown that cranberry may offer
protection against antibiotic-resistant bacteria that cause UTIs.
Findings published in a research letter to the editor in the June
19, 2002 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association
found that cranberry juice cocktail prevented 80 percent of all
bacteria, including antibiotic resistant bacteria, from sticking to
the urinary tract. This research could reduce the potential for
development of UTIs, thus decreasing the need for antibiotics. Here
are some creative ways to bring the health benefits of cranberries
to the holiday table: * As an alternative to serving regular
cranberry sauce, mix one package of chopped fresh cranberries or
two cans Ocean Spray(R) Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce, one diced
orange and 3/4 cup toasted nuts in a food processor. Sweeten to
taste if needed. * Melt a 16 oz. can of jellied cranberry sauce and
1/2 cup chocolate chips over medium heat. Stir until smooth and
serve over poached fruit or low fat ice cream for a different
dessert. * Serve guests a cranberry cocktail such as a
Cosmopolitan. Just mix 11/2 oz. of quality vodka, 3/4 oz. of
Cointreau or Triple Sec, 11/2 tsp. of lime juice and 3/4 oz. of
Ocean Spray(R) Cranberry Juice Cocktail. Pour into a chilled
cocktail glass and enjoy! * Entice the kids with a Delightful
Cranberry Lemonade by mixing ten ounces of Ocean Spray(R) 100%
Premium Cranberry Juice Blend with five ounces of lemonade.
Cranberry juice cocktail is a food, not a drug, nor should it be
used in place of a drug. Anyone who suspects an infection should
always consult a physician. Cranberry juice cocktail should not be
used as a treatment for infection, but may be an effective part of
maintaining urinary tract health. Ocean Spray(R) is the number-one
brand of canned and bottled juice drinks in the U.S., with 2002
sales of just over $1 billion. Formed in 1930, the cooperative is
made up of cranberry growers from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and other parts of
Canada, as well as Florida grapefruit growers. Visit us at
http://www.oceanspray.com/. DATASOURCE: Ocean Spray CONTACT: Sharon
Newcomb, +1-508-946-7185, or Jill Tobacco, +1-617-520- 7052 both of
Ocean Spray Web site: http://www.oceanspray.com/
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