The idea of a fruit-flavoured hamburger gives Feedback instant feelings of nausea. So the news that the US is hooked on cherry hamburgers comes as something of a shock. Even more shocking, researchers at Michigan State University have announced that this culinary abomination might be good for you. Previous research had already shown that combining cherry tissue with ground beef produced a burger that was lower in fat, yet juicier and more tender than pure beef burgers. Cherry burgers are increasingly popular in the US, and are provided on school lunch menus in 16 states.
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