Vitex Negundo, a Five-Leaved Chaste Tree Extract Processes Anti-Lipase and Anti-Propionibacterium Acne Activity, According to Studies

Kyle J. Norton

Chaste tree berry is a species of Vitex agnus-castus, genus Vitex, belonging to the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It has been used in herbal medicine for thousands of years as an aphrodisiac herb and is considered as Queen herb in treating menstrual problems and discomforts by taking it in a prolonged period of time. There was a report that reports chaste tree berry stems and leaves used by women as bedding "to cool the heat of lust" during the time of the Thesmophoria,

Propionibacterium acne is a type of acne due to infection of aerotolerant anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium (rod) or as a result of chronic blepharitis and endophthalmitis.

Vitex agnus-castus has long been used for the treatment of hormonally induced acne in herbal medicine(1) with mild or no adverse side effects (2). Vitex negundo, a five-leaved chaste tree extract, according to the study by The Institute of Science, India, showed significant inhibition of lipase activity and a number of P. acne(3).


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References
(1) The genus Vitex: A review by Rani A1, Sharma A2. (PubMed)
(2) Vitex agnus castus: a systematic review of adverse events by Daniele C1, Thompson Coon J, Pittler MH, Ernst E.(PubMed)
(3) Inhibition of Propionibacterium acnes lipase by extracts of Indian medicinal plants by Patil V1, Bandivadekar A, Debjani D.(PubMed)

#Herbal #Cinnamon and Its #EssentialOil Process a Strong Anti Fungal and Bacterial Infection Activties, According to Studies

Kyle J. Norton

The topical use of essential oil and intake of cinnamon in patients are found to express antimicrobial effects.

The essential oil found from cinnamomum zeylanicum, in influenza and post-influenza bacterial pneumonia infections resisted conventional antimicrobial agents and inhibited effectively against H1N1 and HSV1 viruses.

According to the study by the Kings and St Thomas's Hospital, natural essential oils extracted from cinnamon expressed antimicrobial activity among three oils against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus , Aspergillus oryzae , and Penicillium digitatum.

Cinnamon is a spice derived from the inner bark of the tree, native to South East Asia, of over 300 species of the genus Cinnamomum, belonging to the familyLauraceae, use in herbal and traditional medicine as an anti-fungal and bacterial levels, to improve reproductive organ, prevent flatulence and intestinal cramping, and to treat indigestion, diarrhea, bad breath, headache, migraine, etc.

Dr. Liu Q, the lead author at the Liu Q, said," Cinnamon,... possessed significant antibacterial and antifungal activities against food spoilage bacteria like Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens, pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, harmful fungi like Aspergillus flavus".

In vitro, trans-cinnamaldehyde showed to inhibit Clostridium difficile infection in the spore-forming bacterium.

Cinnamon and its essential oil may be the natural agent in use for the prevention and treatment of microbial infection. Intake of whole herbs and supplements should be taken with care. Overdoses have been seen to induce toxicity.


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(1) Synergistic antimicrobial activities of natural essential oils with chitosan films by Wang L1, Liu F, Jiang Y, Chai Z, Li P, Cheng Y, Jing H, Leng X.(PubMed)
(2) Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Spices by Liu Q1, Meng X2, Li Y3, Zhao CN4, Tang GY5, Li HB6,7.(PubMed)
(3) Antimicrobial activity of natural products against Clostridium difficile in vitro by Roshan N1, Riley TV1,2,3,4, Hammer KA1.(PubMed)
(4) Antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral effects of three essential oil blends by Brochot A1, Guilbot A1, Haddioui L2, Roques C2,3.(PubMed)

#CruciferousVegetables Inversely Are Associated with the Risk of Total Mortality Rate in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases

Kyle J. Norton

A cardiovascular disease is a group of conditions triggered by the abnormal function of the heart and blood vessels abnormality.

The 3 most common forms of cardiovascular disease in North America are coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, and carotid artery disease caused by plaques build-up of plaque in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, the arms and legs, and the brain, respectively.

What causes plaques building up in the wall of the arteries is debatable.

Researchers do not why people who have the same health conditions, family history, and diet pattern, are susceptible to the early onset of cardiovascular disease while others do not.


According to the John Hopkins statistics, approximately 84 million people in the US suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease, causing about 2,200 deaths a day, averaging one death every 40 seconds.

Sadly to now that almost one out of every three deaths results from cardiovascular disease.

Epidemiologically, certain risk factors are found to associate with the onset of the condition, including lack of exercise, diabetes, use of tobacco, gender, genetic preposition, and excessive alcohol drinking.


One of the most common and preventable risk factors has been under intensified debate in the scientific community. If a poor diet pattern and lifestyle can facilitate the onset of the disease, then a healthy diet choice and lifestyle with moderate exercise should provide a strong effect in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

In other words, by replacing the Western diet characterized by higher loads of processed meats, salty snacks, sweets, and soft drinks and a dietary risk factor for CVD with the traditional diet characterized by high in fruits and vegetables and less in red meat and processed foods, cardiovascular disease is preventable.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading disease to cause of death of 840,768 deaths (635,260 cardiac) in 2016 in the United States.


From 2006 to 2016, the US death rate from CVD decreased by 18.6% and from coronary heart disease by 31.8%.

Cruciferous vegetables are a group of vegetables, belongings to the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivated all over the world in suitable climate for commercial profits, including cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and green leafy vegetables.

In finding a potential remedy for reducing the mortality rate of cardiovascular diseases, researchers compared cruciferous vegetables, noncruciferous vegetables, total vegetables, and total fruit intake with risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality.


The study included a total of 134,796 Chinese adults who participated in 2 population-based, prospective cohort studies in the Shanghai Women's Health Study and the Shanghai Men's Health Study.

According to the validated food-frequency questionnaires, returned from the participants,
* Over the time of the study, 3442 deaths among women during a mean follow-up of 10.2 y and 1951 deaths among men during a mean follow-up of 4.6 y.

*Although fruit and vegetable intake was inversely associated with risk of total mortality in both women and men, and a dose-response pattern, cruciferous vegetable intake showed the most strong protective effects against mortality.

* The inverse associations of all fruits and vegetables intake primarily related only to cardiovascular disease mortality but not to cancer mortality.

Based on the results, researchers said, "Our findings support recommendations to increase consumption of vegetables, particularly cruciferous vegetables, and fruit to promote cardiovascular health and overall longevity".

Taken together, cruciferous vegetables may be considered functional remedies for the prevention of total and cardiovascular disease mortality, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.


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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Cruciferous vegetable consumption is associated with a reduced risk of total and cardiovascular disease mortality by Zhang X1, Shu XO, Xiang YB, Yang G, Li H, Gao J, Cai H, Gao YT,
Zheng W. (PubMed)

#GreenPeas Enhance the Digestive Function by Improving the Enzymatic Activity of Large Gut Microbiota in Flavors of the Good Bacteria

Kyle J. Norton

The digestive system including the gastrointestinal tract, the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder play a critical role to maintain the body's normal function by providing nutrients and fluids to the body and remove waste through the secretary system.
Digestion is a process of the digestive system by breaking out food after food intake through mechanical and enzymatic action.

Indigestion, on the other hand, is a symptom of another digestive disease, including GERD. Most cases of indigestion not caused by underlying diseases can be resolved quickly.

People with indigestion experience symptoms differently. Some may feel the symptoms of occasionally while others may feel often and daily.

There are a number of risk factors associated with digestive disorders including bacterial and/or viral infection, inflammation, lactase deficiency, anti-inflammatory drugs and certain conditions such as ruptured or perforated organs, muscle dysfunction, and gallstones.

However, some researchers suggested that there is a strong correlation between the risk of digestive disorders in obese patients.

Dr. Su Youn Nam, in the investigation of obesity-related digestive diseases, wrote, "Obesity-related digestive diseases include gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal cancer, colon polyp and cancer, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis C-related disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, gallstone, cholangiocarcinoma, and pancreatic cancer".

And, "Although obesity-related esophageal diseases are associated with altered mechanical and humoral factors, other obesity-related digestive diseases seem to be associated with obesity-induced altered circulating levels of adipocytokines and insulin resistance".

The findings strongly indicated the risk of digestive disorder in obese is substantially higher compared to healthy weight individuals.

Green peas are species of Pisum Sativum belongings to the family Fabaceae and native to western Asia from the Mediterranean Sea to the Himalayas Mountains. The pea is a green, pod-shaped vegetable and a cool-season crop grown in many parts of the world.

On finding a potent ingredient for the treatment of digestive diseases, researchers investigated the effects of soybean meal (SBM) substitution by a mixture of rapeseed meal (RSM), white lupine seeds (WLS) and pea seeds (PS) on gastrointestinal function in Hyplus rabbits.

Selected Hyplus rabbits were fed either a control diet (SBM15) containing 15% SBM, or diet SBM7.5 containing 7.5% SBM, 5% RSM, 4% WLS and 3% PS. In diet SBM0 or diet SBM0, SBM completely was replaced by RSM, WLS, and PS (10%, 8%, and 6%, respectively).

Based on the tested analysis, the experimental diets did not cause significant differences in performance parameters evaluated in vivo and post-mortem, and in the nutrient and energy digestibility of nitrogen retention.

However, the change of enzymatic activity of large gut microbiota in flavors of the good bacteria was found to have a similar effect in the comparison of diet SBM and the mixture of RSM, WLS, and PS.

In other words, pea seeds (PS) used a combination with rapeseed meal (RSM) and lupine seeds (WLS) processes a significant effect in balancing the levels of microbiota in the promotion of digestive functioning.

Taken together, green peas used alone or combined with other healthy food may be considered a remedy for the promotion of gastrointestinal health, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

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Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
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Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) The effects of rapeseed meal and legume seeds as substitutes for soybean meal on productivity and gastrointestinal function in rabbits by Gugołek A1, Juśkiewicz J2, Strychalski J1, Zwoliński C1, Żary-Sikorska E3, Konstantynowicz M. (PubMed)
(2) Obesity-Related Digestive Diseases and Their Pathophysiology by Su Youn Nam. (PMC)

#Broccoli or #BroccoliSprouts' Sulforaphane Inhibits Oxidativestress but Not Affecting Thyroid Hormones or Thyroid Autoimmune Disease

Kyle J. Norton

Thyroid disease is a medical condition that causes a malfunction of the thyroid.
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive and produces too much thyroid hormones.

The most common symptoms of hyperthyroidism are excessive sweating, heat intolerance, increased bowel movements, shaking, nervousness, agitation, anxiety, rapid heart rate, palpitations, irregular heart rate, weight loss, fatigue, weakness...

Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is underactive and produces very little thyroid hormones.

Symptoms of hypothyroidism are depended on the severe stage of the disease. As it progresses slowly over the years such as weight gain and fatigue, vitiligo and alopecia areata, chronic constipation, urticaria and puffiness of hands and feet, yellow ivory skin, coarse rough dry skin, alopecia periorbital edema, amenorrhea, dyspareunia, PCO, PMS and breast tenderness, menstrual irregularities and infertility,...

Thyroid toxicity that affects the function of the thyroid gland not only causes thyroid dysfunction but also induces thyroid autoimmune disease.

According to Dr. Catherine Sutcliffe, the lead scientist in the study of "Endocrine Disruption of Thyroid Function" wrote, "The common factor in the direct thyroid toxicity mechanisms so far outlined is the reduction of thyroid hormone production and secretion. The reduction of thyroid hormones (T4 or T3) results in compensatory increased secretion of TSH due to the concomitant diminution of feedback control (see Figure 11.3)".


And, "It is important to note that increased TSH stimulation of the thyroid produces the same histopathological effects irrespective of the mechanism by which TSH is increased including thyroid growth evidenced by increased size and weight".

There are a number of causes of thyroid toxicity including short and long-term intake of some medications (sunitinib has been found to cause thrombocytopenia and hypoglycemia in 62 patients) and xenobiotics.

Broccoli is a mustard/cabbage plant, belongings to the family Brassicaceae. The vegetable has large flower heads, usually green in color and the mass of flower heads is surrounded by leaves and evolved from a wild cabbage plant on the continent of Europe.

In finding thyroidal toxicity.of sulforaphane, a redox-active natural product present in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli. For broccoli sprouts, researchers examined the effect of the phytochemical sulforaphane effect on Nrf2 (NFE2-related factor 2) that leads to thyroid dysfunction or thyroid autoimmune disease.

According to the results of the biochemical measures of thyroid function and thyroid autoimmunity in 45 female participants in a randomized clinical trial at baseline and after 84 days of beverage administration, researchers found that

* Broccoli sprout-derived products show promising activity for the prevention of oxidative stress-related diseases.

* Sulforaphane did not affect the serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone, free thyroxine, and thyroglobulin.

* More importantly, sulforaphane does not affect thyroid autoimmunity status.


Based on the findings, researchers said, "These results provide evidence in favor of the safety of chemoprevention strategies that target the activation of Nrf2 to protect against environmental exposures and other oxidative stress-related pathologies".

Taken altogether, Broccoli sprouts may be safe for the prevention and treatment of oxidative stress-related diseases without causing thyroidal toxicity, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Broccoli sprout beverage is safe for thyroid hormonal and autoimmune status: Results of a 12-week randomized trial by Chartoumpekis DV1, Ziros PG2, Chen JG3, Groopman JD4, Kensler TW1, Sykiotis GP. (PubMed)
(2) Thyroid Toxicity (Science Direct)

#Cucumber's #Cucurbitacins Promote Neuroprotection by Increasing the Antioxidant Activty in the Brain Tissues, Researchers Show

Kyle J. Norton


The central nervous system containing the brain and the spinal cord is the complex system of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the human body.

It is the center that controls our thoughts, the interpreter of our external environment, and the body's movement.

Neuroprotection is an action, including the use of substances such as herbal medicines to protect our brain against the loss and death of neurons.


Believe it or not, diseases associated with CNS are including
* Brain and spinal cord trauma, a type of condition can lead paralysis to or mood disorders, depending on the location of the injury.


*CNS Infections caused by micro-organisms and viruses can lead as is meningitis and malaria.\

*Diseases associated with neuro-degeneration, include Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

* Diseases associated with birth defects include anencephaly.
* Brain tumors are caused by abnormal cell growth in the brain or metastases by primary cancer from other tissues and organs.

* Autoimmune disorders are caused by the immune system that attacks mistakenly the brain and spinal cord cells.

* Stroke caused the death of neurons due to the reduced blood supply to the brain.

However, out of many risk factors involved in the onset of neurodegenerative disease, some researchers suggested that the promotion of a high-fat diet may be the major culprit that causes the rise of the incidence in the Western world.

Dr. the lead scientist wrote, "This increase in glial responses was associated with increased plaque burden in the hippocampus. Interestingly, given recent studies highlighting the importance of TREM2 in microglia/monocytes in AD susceptibility and progression, B6 and APP/PS1 mice fed the western diet showed significant increases in TREM2+ microglia/monocytes".

And, " Therefore, an increase in TREM2+ microglia/monocytes may underlie the increased risk from a western diet to age-related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease".

In finding a potential ingredient that processes neuroprotective effects, researchers evaluated the protective effect of Cucumis melo var. flexuosus (C. Melo var. flexuosus) leaf extract on the brains of diabetic rats.

The study included dietetic male albino rats induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ; 60 mg/kg bw).divided into 5 groups of 6 rats each, a normal control group and four diabetic groups.

Additionally, 3/4 other groups were treated with C. Melo var. flexuosus (cucumber) leaf extract at the doses of 30, 60, and 120 mg/kg bw for a period of 30 days compared to the nontreatment of a diabetic group.

Compared to non-treated diabetic rats, treated rats protected the brain neurons by markedly increasing the plasma dopamine, melatonin, and brain vascular endothelial growth factor-A levels, particularly the antioxidant activity in the brain tissues.

In other words, cucumber leaf extract processes a neuroprotective effect by preventing neuron oxidative damage associated with diabetes.

Based on the results, Dr. Ibrahim DS, at Benha University wrote, "It can be concluded that the C. Melo var. flexuosus leaf extract exerts a neuroprotective effect against oxidative damage associated with diabetes".

In order to reveal more information about cucumber neuroprotective property, researchers examined the effect of Cucurbitacins (CuB), a major bioactive compound from cucumber on neuroinflammatory responses that are involved in neuronal injury.

According to the tested results, pretreatment with Cucurbitacins significantly reduced the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 iNOS and COX-2 expression) in microglia, a type of neuroglia (glial cell) located throughout the brain and spinal cord.

Furthermore, CuB also inhibited the proteins and pathways associated with the stimulation of immune response in the activated production of inflammation.

Moreover, the neuroprotective of CuB was also attributed to the bioactive compound in the activation of (Nrf2/ARE pathway) pathways involved in significantly greater resistance to oxidative stress and protein associated with the production of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory cytokines.


Dr. Park SY, the lead scientist said, "Cucurbitacins is a potent activator of the Nrf2/ARE pathway and is therapeutically relevant not only to neuroinflammatory responses of microglia but also neuroinflammation mediated neuronal injury".

Taken altogether, cucumber processed with high levels of CuB may be considered a neuroprotective remedy, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.

Intake of CuB in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.

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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

(1) Neuroprotective effect of Cucumis melo Var. flexuosus leaf extract on the brains of rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes by Ibrahim DS. (PubMed)
(2) Cucurbitacins attenuate microglial activation and protect from neuroinflammatory injury through Nrf2/ARE activation and STAT/NF-κB inhibition by Park SY1, Kim YH1, and Park G2. (PubMed)
(3) Chronic consumption of a Western diet induces robust glial activation in aging mice and in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by Leah C. Graham,1,2 Jeffrey M. Harder,1 Ileana Soto,1 Wilhelmine N. de Vries,1,3Simon W. M. John,1,2,3,4 and Gareth R. Howella. (PMC)

#Cranberry inhibits Parameters Associated with the Onset of #Oxidativestress, Reserachers Suggest

Kyle J. Norton

Antioxidants are stable molecules that inhibited free radicals that cause oxidative stress if overexpressed.
Oxidative stress-related conditions are the class of diseases associated with cellular damage, including the alternation of cell DNA, and damage of lipid and protein.

Oxidative stress can be acute or chronic. Acute oxidative stress caused by a suddenly burst of free radicals due to stress or external sources, in most cases can be inhibited by increasing antioxidant enzymes in the lung.

Chronic oxidative stress is caused by the unbalanced ratio of free radicals and antioxidant enzymes produced by our bodies. The condition is either caused by oner expression of free radicals or depletion of antioxidant enzymes or both.

There are many risk factors that cause oxidative stress. However, in the concerns of the prevalence of chronic diseases associated with the Western diet, some researchers suggested that the link of the oxidative diseases in the Western world may be resulted by the promotion of the Western diet over the past few decades.

The list of chronic diseases caused by cell oxidation is very long, including atherosclerosis, cancer, diabetics, rheumatoid arthritis, post-ischemic perfusion injury, myocardial infarction, cardiovascular diseases, chronic inflammation, and stroke.

The most common causes of oxidative stress are overexpression of free radicals in the induction of a chain reaction.

Due to the unstable nature of free radicals with unpaired electrons in the outer ring, free radicals are ready to donate or intercept the electrons from other atoms, leading to a chain reaction that can not be stopped until the outring electron are either paired or inhibited by antioxidants.

In contrast to the general belief, the damage caused by free radicals are overly exaggerated, under normal condition, free radicals produced by internal or external source are needed by our body on cellular responses and immune function.

However, overexpression of free radicals also known as oxidative stress can be a danger to our health.

Cranberry is an evergreen dwarf shrub, genus Vaccinium, belongings to the family Ericaceae, native to Northern America and Southern Asia. Because of its health benefits, cranberry has been cultivated in some parts of the world for commercial profit and used in traditional and herbal medicine to treat wounds, urinary disorders, diarrhea, diabetes, stomach ailments, and liver problems.

On finding a potential compound for the treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress, researchers examined the effect of cranberry juice (CJ) antioxidant activity.

According to the tested analysis on the consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and ascorbate with CJ antioxidants or without CJ (control) given to 10 normal individuals after an overnight fast that was measured 6 times over 7 h after the consumption of a single 240 mL.
* People who consumed HFCS and ascorbate showed a slight decrease in plasma antioxidant capacity at all time points and an increase in oxidative stress.

* Compared to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and ascorbate, CJ increased the plasma antioxidant capacity significantly at all time points.

* Most importantly, levels of postprandial triglycerides associated with oxidative stress and antioxidant activity were significantly lower in the CJ group compared to. the high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and ascorbate group.

Based on the findings, researchers aid, "Cranberries are an excellent source of high-quality antioxidants and should be examined in human supplementation studies".

Taken together, cranberry may be considered a remedy for the enhancement of the antioxidant activity, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.


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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.

Sources
(1) Cranberries and cranberry products: powerful in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo sources of antioxidants by Vinson JA1, Bose P, Proch J, Al Kharrat H, Samman N. (PubMed)
(2) Pure Polyphenols and Cranberry Juice High in Anthocyanins Increase Antioxidant Capacity in Animal Organs by Bariexca T1, Ezdebski J1, Redan BW2, Vinson J. (PubMed)