Department of Agriculture/ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
To assess the physiologic effects of cherry consumption, we measured plasma urate, antioxidant and inflammatory markers in 10 healthy women who consumed Bing sweet
cherries. The women, age 22-40 y, consumed two servings (280 g) of
cherries after an overnight fast. Blood and urine samples were taken before the cherry dose, and at 1.5, 3 and 5 h postdose.