Abstract 19732: Low Calorie Cranberry Juice Reduces Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults

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Foods rich in phenolics are associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease. Cranberry juice is rich in a variety of phenolic compounds, including flavonoids. We conducted a double-blind, placebo controlled randomized clinical trial to investigate the effect of daily consumption of a low calorie cranberry juice beverage on risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Volunteers (n=26 men and n=30 women), aged 51+11 years, with a body weight of 79.3+8.8 kg and BMI of 28.4+4.3 (mean+SD) consumed a low calorie cranberry juice beverage or a color/flavor/calorie-matched placebo beverage as part of a controlled diet for 8 weeks. The controlled diet consisted of typical American foods, and menus were scaled to meet volunteers’ individual energy requirements such that body weight did not change during the study. Fasting blood samples were collected immediately prior to the intervention and after 4 weeks and 8 weeks of treatment. Outcome variables were compared between treatments with a mixe

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