efficacy for cherry juice
in decreasing symptoms and strength loss following
eccentric exercise induced muscle damage. Most notably,
there was a preservation of muscle function attributable
to the cherry juice [15]. The specific anti-inflammatory
mechanism by which cherry juice supplementation may
lessen exercise-induced muscle damage is not well understood
[16]. However, it is possible that the anti-inflammatory
and/or the antioxidant effects of cherry juice may
mediate this secondary response and avoid the proliferation
of myofibrillar disruption [17]. While there are no