Eating cherries can reduce the risk of gout attacks or what we are familiar with uric acid. U.S. researchers found that patients with gout and eating cherries for two days had a 35 % lower risk of developing gout attacks when compared with patients who did not eat the fruit.
The study said that cherries contain anthocyanins , antioxidants that it contains anti - inflammatory. Experts in the UK also found strong evidence of the benefits of cherries for people with gout.
Gout or uric acid is a common type of arthritis that can cause sudden attacks and give severe pain in the joints and causes swelling, particularly in the legs. This is caused by too much uric acid levels in the blood stream, which causes urate crystals begin to form around the joints and under the skin.
Gout affects approximately 1 in 100 people, with males 2 to 3 times more often than women. In this study, researchers from Boston University recruited 633 gout patients with an average age of 54 years, which followed online for a year. Most of them are men.
Patients were asked to record the gout attack that occurred including symptoms, medications they use, diet and drinking for two days before the attacks of gout, including whether they ate cherries / cherry extract or not. 10 to 12 cherries count as one serving.
During the period of the patients studied, they have a total of 1247 attack of gout. As many as 42 % of those who studied eating cherries or extract. These patients having an 37 % lower risk of developing gout attack than those who do not eat fruit or cherry extract. However, the benefit was only seen when they eat up to three servings for two days before the attack.
Writing in the journal, a team led by Dr. Yuqing Zhang said that they found indicate that consuming cherries or its extract can lower the risk of gout attacks".
Prof. Alan Silman, medical director of Arthritis Research UK welcomed the study. It was unthinkable a few months ago that some fruits, especially cherries, may have good benefits to tackle diseases such as gout and arthritis is characterized by chronic inflammation.
Antioxidant compounds found in cherries is the possibility of a natural deterrent enzymes that could be used as anti - inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen ( anti-inflammatory.
Prof Silman added : " This study provides good evidence to show that eating cherries, combined with traditional medicine for gout, may reduce the risk of gout attacks significantly. Eating cherries is no different from taking ibuprofen. However we would like to see additional clinical trials are needed to investigate more about these findings. "
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