November/December 2004
HEALTH BYTES

Cherries relieve arthritis symptoms

A small study has found that fresh cherries can help reduce the pain of arthritis or gout. In the study of women aged 22 to 40, blood levels of uric acid, which forms painful urate crystals during a gout attack, decreased significantly after eating a breakfast of fresh Bing cherries. Additionally, urine levels of urate crystals increased significantly. While the study showed a decrease in nitric oxide and C reactive protein, two key markers of inflammation, the decrease wasn’t statistically significant but offered intriguing possibilities for the anti-inflammatory effects of cherries.

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