Scientists say eating fresh Bing cherries might help fight the inflammation of arthritis, heart disease, and cancer. In a study conducted by chemist Dr. Darshan Kelley and colleagues at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Human Nutrition Research Center in Davis, California, 18 healthy men and women aged between 45 and 61 ate about 45 fresh Bing cherries a day for a month. Blood samples showed that three indicators of inflammation—nitric oxide, C reactive protein, and a marker for T-cell activation—dropped by 18 to 25 percent by the end of the cherry-eating stint. Blood samples taken four weeks later indicated […]