Cranberry Juice and Cardiovascular Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •history of bariatric or certain other surgeries related to weight control
• •kidney disease, liver disease, certain cancers, gout, hyperthyroidism, untreated or unstable hypothyroidism, gastrointestinal disease, pancreatic disease, other metabolic diseases, or malabsorption syndromes
• •Type 2 diabetes or use of glucose-lowering medication
• •Have a fasting blood sugar greater than 126 mg/dL
• •LDL-cholesterol less than 130 mg/dL
• •fasting triglycerides greater than 300 mg/dL
• •use of cholesterol-lowering medication or supplements
• •use of blood pressure-lowering medication
• •smoking or use of other tobacco products (within 6 months prior to the start of the study)
• •unwillingness to abstain from vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements for 2 weeks prior to the study and during the study
• •use antibiotics during the study,or for 3 weeks prior to starting the study.
• •history of eating disorders or other dietary patterns which are not consistent with the dietary intervention (e.g., vegetarians, very low fat diets, high protein diets)
• •weight loss of \>/= 10% of your body weight within the last 12 months or plan to initiate a weight loss program during the next 10 months
• •inability to eat cranberries
• •inability or unwillingness to give informed consent or communicate with study staff
• •self-reported history of alcohol or substance abuse within the past 12 months and/or are currently in treatment or rehabilitation program for these problems (long-term participation in Alcoholics Anonymous is not an exclusion)
• •other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors that in the judgment of the Principal Investigator may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the intervention protocol