10 Benefits of Cranberries
Benefit #5: They Can Help Prevent Gum Disease
As mentioned above, cranberries contain PACs, antioxidants that fight off bacteria. Cranberries can fight off the bacteria that stick and grow in the oral cavity, and can limit the progression of gum disease. They do this in a very similar fashion to the way they help with UTIs.
In fact, recent in vitro studies have shown that cranberry PACs may be potential therapeutic agents for the prevention and management of periodontitis, an inflammatory disease of bacterial origin affecting tooth-supporting tissues. Periodontal disease affects over 65 million adults. Thus, any combat factor is beneficial.
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