Cranberries preventing bacteria from clinging to the tissue and this action can prevent bacteria in the mouth from sticking to the teeth and causing the formation of plaque.
Purer forms of cranberry juice have a very strong flavor. Some people can develop a taste for unsweetened cranberries, while other people can only handle cranberries when blended with some other juice. Avoid juices that are sweetened with processed sugars and diluted with juices that are mostly the sugars that lead to cavities.
Further research will be necessary before cranberries can actually be promoted as a preventative for tooth decay. However others sugars such as Xylose, are already used in "sugarless gums" because of their proven ability to inhibit bacterial development on the surface of teeth. Such gums are of course called sugarless because they do not have sucrose and glucose which are the sugars associated with cavities.
Cranberries also have similar anti-carcinogenic properties but the problem with cranberries is that most people, and many manufacturer, add sugar or neither sweetener to make rather tart fruit more palatable. This suppress the immune system.
Cranberry juice was found to reduce rate of urinary tract infections in the study of elderly women with a history recurrent infections. The compound believed to be responsible for this is a simple monosaccharide sugar called Mannose. Identified in Harpers Biochemistry as one of eight sugars necessary for normal cellular function. Mannose has also been shown to prevent bacterial infection and development.
Cranberry juice has been a home remedy for prevention of bladder infections for many years. It also may prevent kidney stones.
Cranberry juice is used in the treatment of cystitis. And the anthocyanin pigments protect cholesterol from oxidation and thin the blood.
Cranberry Juice For Cavities
