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• Cherries are packed with nutrients and have been shown to help gout.
• Preliminary research suggests they also may help ease pain and aid sleep.
• Cherry trees have been treasured and protected throughout the ages by the Greeks, Romans and ancient Chinese.
• Sweet varieties, such as Bing cherries, have only 104 calories per cup, and contain 3 grams of fiber.
• Sweet cherries are tasty on their own, in fruit salads, or as a topping for pancakes, yogurt or ice cream.
• Tart cherries, also known as sour cherries, commonly are used in pies and desserts.
• They have slightly less fiber, 2 grams, and are richer in vitamin A precursors, about 1,350 International Units, meeting about one-third of your daily needs.
• It's not clear what health benefits, if any, they might have after being bleached, since many of the benefits come from the cherries natural red pigments.
• USDA scientists showed that breakfasting on 48 sweet Bing cherries (about 2 cups) caused women to urinate away gout-causing uric acid.
• Eating cherries also reduced levels of inflammatory chemicals such as C-reactive protein and nitric oxide, the researchers reported.
• Eating Bing cherries spiked people's blood levels of vitamin C, which is surprising because the Bing cherries didn't contain vitamin C, according to the researchers.
• One of those pigments, protocatechuic acid, has antioxidant properties similar to commercial preservatives and vitamin E, according to scientists at Michigan State University.
• Researchers at MIT found that 0.3 milligrams of melatonin, the amount in cup of tart cherries, is enough to help people sleep better.
• Research needs to be done using cherries.
• To add cherries to your diet, try my mouthwatering pie and cheesecake recipes.

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