date:Oct 19, 2012
nt.
Good first results but more needs to be done
In general, the research team discovered that eating cherries over a set two-day period was tied to a 35 percent decrease in the risk of having a gout attack during that period, compared to not eating cherries. Those who consumed a cherry extract were linked to a 45 percent reduction in risk, while eating both - cherries and extract - saw a 37 percent lower risk.
The effect of cherry intake persisted across subgroups by sex, obesity status, pur