Cranberries may be good for arteries

Forbes.com:: "In a study in pigs, cranberry juice helped relax blood vessels clogged with high blood cholesterol and narrowed by atherosclerosis, according to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine."

In an interview with MedicalNewsToday, co-author JEss Reed commented that while teh amount of cranberries needed to replicate the study would be high, the more important way to understand teh study is to look at total daily intake of polyphenols from all sources and that this level was more easily achievable.

"the equivalent consumption of dried cranberries would be 4-8 servings, or 10-20 servings of cranberry juice, in order to achieve the levels in the current study. However, the point to be emphasized is that total polyphenol intake is very low in western diets and a diet rich in polyphenols would in fact give a daily intake that is equivalent to the levels in our cranberry feeding experiments."

FWIW: I really do not like cranberry juice, but may have to start working it into my diet. I do like cranberry sauce (especially mixed with apple sauce).