topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claim1 2 An alarming 40–70% of older adults are estimated to have chronic sleep problems, which consequently increases the risk of detrimental health outcomes, including physical ailments, mental health issues, and cognitive decline [].
evidence level2
citationVanderMark Esther (2026)
sourceCherryZZZ: A Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Pilot Study Testing Tart Cherry Juice in Older Adults with Self-Reported Insomnia
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimThus, there is an urgent need to identify safe, non-pharmacological strategies that optimize sleep to support healthy aging in older adults and to minimize adverse outcomes that result from poor sleep.
evidence level2
citationVanderMark Esther (2026)
sourceCherryZZZ: A Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Pilot Study Testing Tart Cherry Juice in Older Adults with Self-Reported Insomnia
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimTwo small pilot studies in older adults with insomnia (i.e., a condition marked by poor sleep) reported that intake of tart cherry juice for 2 weeks increased sleep quantity (i.e., total sleep time), but not quality (i.e., patient-reported satisfaction with sleep) [,].
evidence level2
citationVanderMark Esther (2026)
sourceCherryZZZ: A Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Pilot Study Testing Tart Cherry Juice in Older Adults with Self-Reported Insomnia
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimEffective pharmacological strategies are often paired with severe adverse effects, which dissuade older adults from seeking treatment and leave them suffering from poor sleep [].
evidence level2
citationVanderMark Esther (2026)
sourceCherryZZZ: A Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Pilot Study Testing Tart Cherry Juice in Older Adults with Self-Reported Insomnia
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimFailure to meet the recommended 7-9 hours of restful sleep per night is known to increase the risk of several health conditions, reason why regular and adequate sleep should be seen as a priority instead of an unnecessary commodity easily traded as required by the commitments of our busy lives.
evidence level4
citationConti F (2026)
sourceDietary Protocols to Promote and Improve Restful Sleep: A Narrative Review.
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimWhile both the quantity and the quality of sleep can be largely improved with relatively straightforward practices dictated by good sleep hygiene, emerging research suggests that dietary and supplementation protocols focused on certain foods, nutrients, and biochemical compounds with sleep-promoting properties can act as subsidiary sleep aids in complementing these behavioral changes.
evidence level4
citationConti F (2026)
sourceDietary Protocols to Promote and Improve Restful Sleep: A Narrative Review.
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimThe scope of this narrative review is to summarize the available evidence on the potential benefits of selected nutraceuticals in the context of circadian rhythm and sleep disturbances, namely melatonin, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, tart cherry juice, kiwifruit, apigenin, valerian root, L-theanine, glycine, ashwagandha, myoinositol, Rhodiola rosea, and phosphatidylserine.
evidence level4
citationConti F (2026)
sourceDietary Protocols to Promote and Improve Restful Sleep: A Narrative Review.
topicCherry Juice Sleep Randomized Trial
claimHumans spend approximately one third of their life asleep but, as counterintuitive as it may sound, sleep is far from being a quiet state of inactivity.
evidence level4
citationConti F (2026)
sourceDietary Protocols to Promote and Improve Restful Sleep: A Narrative Review.