Cranberries
Fruit used for overactive bladder, BPH, and urinary health
Also known as: Vaccinium macrocarpon, frozen cranberries, dried cranberries, cranberry powder, dried cranberry powder
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that Cranberries may influence, based on the source research.
Improves
- Overactive BladderLess than 1/4 teaspoon of cranberry powder
0.5g dried cranberry powder reduced urinary frequency nearly 4 times better than Detrol drug in RCT | RCT (Cho 2021) showing 500mg dried cranberry daily improved overactive bladder in women
Source: How Not to Age
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia1/8 to 3/4 teaspoon cranberry powder per day
Significant improvements in BPH symptoms at doses as low as 1/8 teaspoon of cranberry powder daily, beating placebo
Source: How Not to Age
- Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Double-blind RCTs (Vidlar 2010, 2016) showing cranberry improved LUTS in men with BPH
Source: How Not to Age
Protects Against
- Urinary Tract Infection
Ledda 2016: cranberry extract prevented recurrent UTIs in elderly men with prostate hyperplasia
Source: How Not to Age
- Aging
Cranberry supplementation partially extends lifespan in animal models
Source: How Not to Age
- Liver Cancer
Cranberries beat out the other most common fruits at suppressing human liver cancer cell growth in a petri dish.; Cranberries beat out the other most common fruits at suppressing human liver cancer cell growth in vitro, and also showed effects against brain, breast, colon, lung, mouth, ovary, prostate, and stomach cancers.
Source: How Not to Die
- Obesity
Diet rich with cranberry extract increases Akkermansia species that help in controlling obesity
Source: Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity
Dosage Recommendations
Specific amounts mentioned in the research literature.
- Less than 1/4 teaspoon of cranberry powderfor Overactive Bladder
0.5g dried cranberry powder reduced urinary frequency nearly 4 times better than Detrol drug in RCT | RCT (Cho 2021) showing 500mg dried cranberry daily improved overactive bladder in women
Source: How Not to Age
- 1/8 to 3/4 teaspoon cranberry powder per dayfor Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Significant improvements in BPH symptoms at doses as low as 1/8 teaspoon of cranberry powder daily, beating placebo
Source: How Not to Age
Recipes with Cranberries
Sources
- How Not to Age
- How Not to Die
- Nutrition, Food and Diet in Ageing and Longevity