Health headlines were dominated last week by a study that seemed to confirm, once and for all, that cranberry juice cannot cure a urinary tract infection. The fact that the research study was actually on cranberry capsules and looked at prevention didn’t stop the coverage from reigniting a century-old debate around whether cranberry products can treat UTIs. The answer is no, of course they can’t, but you can hardly blame us for believing a piece of gynecologic advice passed down through generations of women.
Source: Gizmodo – No, Cranberries Can’t Cure Your UTI