Cherries help prevent gout, study shows
date:Oct 19, 2012
ine intake, alcohol use, diuretic use, and use of anti-gout medications, said the study.

Researchers said the biggest drop in risk; however, came when participants ate fresh cherries and took the anti-gout medication allopurinol; together, that combination saw a 75 percent reduction in risk.

The research team said that could be due to a couple of reasons. One may be that vitamin C, which is found in cherries, may be tied to the amount of uric acid in a person's blood, according to Allan Gelber
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