Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) is one of the most popular and appreciated temperate fruit not only for its sensory and nutritional properties, but also for its content in bioactive compounds. Consumption of sweet cherries brings beneficial effects on to health, which include prevention and modulatory effects in several chronic diseases such as (diabetes mellitus, cancer, cardiovascular and other inflammatory diseases). The presence of natural polyphenolic compounds with high antioxidant potential might drive and partly explain such beneficial effects, but more translational and clinical studies should address this topic. Here, we review the health-promoting properties of cherries and their bioactive compounds against human diseases.

甜樱桃 (Prunus avium L.) 是最受欢迎和最受欢迎的温带水果之一，不仅因为它的感官和营养特性，还因为它含有生物活性化合物。食用甜樱桃对健康有益，包括预防和调节多种慢性疾病，如（糖尿病、癌症、心血管和其他炎症性疾病）。具有高抗氧化潜力的天然多酚化合物的存在可能会推动并部分解释这种有益作用，但更多的转化和临床研究应该解决这个问题。在这里，我们回顾了樱桃的健康促进特性及其对人类疾病的生物活性化合物。