/oss/taxonomy/term/2598/all en /oss/article/health-nutrition/are-there-benefits-tart-cherry-juice <hr /> <p><em>Shira Cohen is studying Nutrition at the School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University, specializing in Global Nutrition. </em></p> <hr /> <p>If you are suffering from headaches, muscle pain or inflammation, you may be interested to hear that<a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf0718300"> tart cherries may function in a fashion similar to drugs like Aspirin and Ibuprofen</a>. It seems that the anthocyanins they contain prevent the formation of certain prostaglandins that are linked to pain and inflammation, much like aspirin.</p> Thu, 01 Aug 2019 16:00:00 +0000 Shira Cohen, Student Contributor 7842 at /oss /oss/article/food-health-you-asked/it-true-cherry-juice-has-health-benefits <p>When I was young, the first official day of summer for me was not June 21st. It didn’t matter what the weather was, summer did not really begin until the day my mother made cold sour cherry soup from the first freshly picked tart cherries of the season. What a delight that was! I wolfed down bowlfuls because it tasted so good. I didn’t even dream that it might actually be good for me!</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:51:53 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1746 at /oss