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Cherries may help reduce metabolic syndrome and heart disease risk factors

04-30-2007 · EurekAlert!

Increasing intake of antioxidant-rich cherries may help lower the risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, suggests a new study presented today at the Experimental Biology annual meeting.

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