Cherries are good for Gout! I have heard that from many different people I know and from the web.
However, how much and how often should we eat?
Then I started searching the web and got the following from BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19746453
The study showed that eating cherries has 35% lower risk of Gout attack. If taking the common anti-gout drug allopurinol at the same time, the risk is 75% lower. It sounds pretty attractive. However, it also stated that it needs eating up to 3 servings (10 -12 cherries/serving) over the two days before an attack. Eating more will not gain extra benefit.
I have not tried this out as cherries are kind of expensive in Hong Kong and are not sold very often. I can only eat cherries couple times a year. If you have experience of eating cherries for helping Gout attack, please share your experience with us.
