Cranberry juice may lower heart disease risk, study finds

THREE glasses of cranberry juice a day could reduce heart disease risk by 40%, a US study has found.

The juice may combat heart disease by raising levels of “good” cholesterol and antioxidants, researchers said yesterday.

A group of 19 volunteers with high cholesterol was given between one and three glasses of juice a day over a period of three months. Scientists found that three servings appeared to increase levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol by an average of 10%.