Tart cherries, also known as Montmorency cherries or sour cherries, are growing in popularity as a favourite sports supplement over the last couple of years. And here the interest is in their seeming ability to aid in recovery from intense exercise. In this podcast, I’ll look into what could make tart cherries different compared to other foods, the evidence for their benefits on exercise recovery and what other conditions they are being promoted for. Links referred to in the podcast<ul><li>Systematic review of tart cherry supplementation and exercise recovery <a href='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33440334'>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33440334</a></li><li>Health benefits of cherries <a href='https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/3/368/htm'>https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/3/368/htm</a></li></ul>Episode transcript To access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab <a href='https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com'>https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.com</a>Connect with me Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/doctimcrowe/'>doctimcrowe</a> Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thinkingnutrition'>Thinking Nutrition</a> Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/CroweTim'>CroweTim</a>

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Thinking Nutrition is all about presenting the latest nutrition research in plain language and then translating this into what it means for your health. Dr Tim Crowe is a career nutrition research scientist and an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian. Tim has over 30 years of research and teaching experience in the university and public health sectors, covering areas of basic laboratory research, clinical nutrition trials and public health nutrition. He now works chiefly as a freelance health and medical writer and science communicator.