Cranberry Juice Raises HDL
Sunday November 30, 2008
At least one report suggests that drinking cranberry juice can increase HDL cholesterol levels. Read about it here.
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Comments
Precise and right to the point! Good info.
I know you mentioned “cranberry juice is harmless” and that we should drink the low-calorie type–but is cranberry juice a good beverage for diabetics?
Doesn’t cranberry juice act on the blood the same way as Coumadin does and increase the blood test readings? A patient who is currently stabilized on Coumadin might upset that stability by introducing a daily cupfull of cranberry juice to his diet.