date:Oct 15, 2012
k of gout attacks, Zhang and colleagues wrote in the journal Arthritis Rheumatism.
But Zhang warned that the study does not prove that cherries alone prevent gout attacks, and that patients should stick with their present gout medications.
They can go out and eat the cherries, but they shouldn't abandon their medical treatment at all, Zhang added.
Gout arises with uric acid crystals build up in the joints. The body produces uric acid when it breaks down purines - substances found naturally i