Tart Cherry & blood sugar
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Tart cherry has been linked to some significant health benefits including helping your body lower blood sugar more effectively after a meal.
At least eight health benefits gained from drinking tart cherry juice, and some are directly related to diabetes.
At least eight health benefits gained from drinking tart cherry juice, and some are directly related to diabetes.
When it comes to nutrition and good health, there’s plenty of sweet news about sour cherries, also commonly known as tart cherries or pie cherries. Not only does this fruit—and its juice—help improve sleep, reduce inflammation, lower high blood pressure, manage painful symptoms of osteoarthritis and gout, enhance mood, and stave off dementia, tart cherries also help control symptoms of diabetes.
How it Works
The same phytochemicals, or plant pigments, that give sour cherries their bright red color, also give them anti-inflammatory and antioxidant qualities that help prevent muscle damage in athletes, fight depression and anxiety, and improve memory and cognition in older adults. Researchers have also found that these phytochemicals, which are known as polyphenols and anthocyanins, and are found in both the flesh and juice of the fruit, can also help enhance glucose metabolism and regulate blood sugar in people with diabetes. Anthocyanins are known to significantly boost insulin production, though it is not yet understood how this happens.
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a Cherry Drink
Fruit and fruit juices can be a tough fit for people with diabetes, but it’s not hard to work tart cherry juice into a diabetic diet.
An 8-ounce serving of tart cherry juice, whether diluted with water or other juices, can range from 130 to 180 calories, 31 to 45 g carbs and 21 to 30 g sugar.
Overall, the variances in nutrition are due to the type of cherries used, the juicing processing involved, and the concentration of tart cherries.
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How Much is Enough ?
Participants in several scientific studies that yielded positive results drank two 8-ounces glasses of tart cherry juice.
Others took 1 tablespoon of concentrated tart cherry extract twice a day ( 45 to 60 cherries), or one daily cherry supplement containing 100 mg of anthocyanins.
Others took 1 tablespoon of concentrated tart cherry extract twice a day ( 45 to 60 cherries), or one daily cherry supplement containing 100 mg of anthocyanins.
Benefits were seen in anywhere from 48 hours and appeared to continue long-term. Drink one 8-ounce serving a day for seven days in a row in order to start seeing the benefits.
Ultimately, more research is necessary to determine just how much cherry juice, and in what form, is most effective for preventing or treating any medical condition.
Ultimately, more research is necessary to determine just how much cherry juice, and in what form, is most effective for preventing or treating any medical condition.
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