Cranberry Reduces the Risk of Urinary Tract Infection Recurrence in Otherwise Healthy Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Fu Z, Liska D, Talan D, Chung M
Published in The Journal of Nutrition
Methodology
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cranberry versus placebo/control in healthy non-pregnant women with UTI history
Key Findings
Cranberry significantly reduced the risk of recurrent UTI in otherwise healthy women compared with placebo or control.
Conclusions
Benefit is most reliable in healthy women with recurrent UTI, not in all populations.
Limitations
Heterogeneous cranberry products and doses; several included trials industry-funded; benefit does not generalise to catheterised or institutionalised populations.
Supplements Studied
Cranberry (Vaccinium spp.) ... reduces the risk of UTI recurrence in otherwise healthy women.
Study Details
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Disclosures
Funding
Ocean Spray Cranberries (industry support disclosed)
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