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.
All About Ground Cherries. Great question! A ground cherry is a somewhat sweet yellow-orange fruit that is fully enclosed in a husk, similar to a tomatillo (just much, much smaller). In fact, they just happen to be in the tomatillo family, but from my experience grow a bit differently. I started growing ground cherries a few years ago.