Get a Firm Tummy with Cranberries

Get a taut tummy just by eating Cranberries.

Cranberries contain the hard-to-get trio of malic, citric and quinic acids. These compounds bind fat in the belly region to cellular fluid for efficient removal by the lymphatic system, giving you a flat belly.

Plus, the berries' arbutin mimics the hormone insulin to prevent unhealthy fluctuations in blood sugar- and the cravings that accompany them.

Other health benefits of Cranberries: Clearer Arteries

These red gems are so powerful, just sipping their juice has been shown to reduce heart disease risk by 40 percent. Thank cranberries' phenolic acid, an antioxidant that repairs free-radical damage to the liver. This optimizes the organ's breakdown of blood fats, keeping arteries free of blockage.

Even more: Free UTIs

Eating a handful of dried cranberries everyday can slash a woman's risk of developing a urinary tract infection by 42 percent, say researchers at Harvard Medical School in Boston. That's because the berries are packed with proanthicyanidins. These compounds work with the berries' natural sugars to stop UTI-causing E. coli bacteria from adhering to the walls of the bladder and urethra.

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