topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimIf successful, such a strategy would help mitigate the plethora of health consequences associated with poor sleep.
evidence level2
citationVanderMark E (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.
topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimIntroduction: Two small, preliminary pilot studies report that 2 weeks of daily tart cherry juice consumption (half of the dose in the morning, half of the dose at night) may increase sleep quantity (assessed via a sleep diary or 1 night of polysomnography) in older adults with insomnia.
evidence level2
citationVanderMark E (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.
topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimA study of longer duration, with doses closer to bedtime, and daily objective monitoring of sleep via a wearable device may potentiate the observed impact of tart cherry juice intake on sleep.
evidence level2
citationVanderMark E (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.
topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimBackground Various clinical studies have examined the effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery; however, there is a lack of a comprehensive review to assess the totality of evidence in the published literature.
evidence level3
citationZhu Y (2026)
sourceThe effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.
topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimAcross these trials, heterogeneity was found in study design; however, the majority of studies had a small sample size with a short duration of intervention.
evidence level3
citationZhu Y (2026)
sourceThe effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.
topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimFour out of 10 studies reported that Montmorency tart cherry consumption improved athletic performance with significantly shorter time to complete the exercise or longer time to exhaustion.
evidence level3
citationZhu Y (2026)
sourceThe effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.
topicTart Cherry Inflammation Randomized Trial
claimMethods A scoping review was conducted to identify and summarize relevant clinical studies that examined the effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance, post-exercise recovery of muscle strength, and delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in healthy adults.
evidence level3
citationZhu Y (2026)
sourceThe effect of Montmorency tart cherry consumption on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery in healthy adults: a scoping review.