topicTart Cherry Recovery 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 Recovery 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 Recovery 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 Recovery 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.
topicTart Cherry Recovery Randomized Trial
claimTart cherry supplementation for exercise recovery: an evidence-informed narrative review and applied monitoring framework
evidence level4
citationKim J (2026)
sourceTart cherry supplementation for exercise recovery: an evidence-informed narrative review and applied monitoring framework