Let no one say the 50s lacked rigor

[leftorium]

According to a 1950 study of 12 people with gout, eating one-half pound (about 227g) of cherries or drinking an equivalent amount of cherry juice prevented attacks of gout. Black, sweet yellow, and red sour cherries were all effective. Since that study, there have been many anecdotal reports of cherry juice as an effective treatment for the pain

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[opima]

I thought it was iodine, which is why they but it in salt now.. but maybe i'm thinking of boils.

[fizzykitty]

You're thinking of goiters!