A 2006 review concluded that there was no link between omega-3 fatty acids consumption and cancer. This is similar to the findings of a review of studies up to February 2002 that failed to find clear effects of long and shorter chain omega-3 fats on total risk of death, combined cardiovascular events and cancer.
The cultivated forms are of the species sweet cherry (P. avium) to which most cherry cultivars belong, and the sour cherry (P. cerasus), which is used mainly for cooking. Both species originate in Europe and western Asia; they do not cross-pollinate.
Picking Cherries. 1  1. Choose where you will pick them. You need to determine the location you will get your cherries from. 2  2. Check the skin. The quality of the skin usually indicates the freshness of a cherry. 3  3. Look at stems. First off, you should see if the stems are still connected to the cherries.  4. Examine the color.