IL6 and metabolic syndrome: It also contains acetylsalicylic acid, which has anti-inflammatory properties.22 Some clinical studies with 2 to 16 weeks of cranberry juice consumption showed an increased plasma antioxidant capacity following the intervention in healthy subjects22-25 and patients with type 2 DM.18,19 Basu et al26 in an 8-week study reported a significant increase in plasma antioxidant capacity and a significant decrease in MDA, but no changes in C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 in female subjects with metabolic syndrome.