Look at the Goji Juice Research
Claims have been made about the health benefits of goji berries. Does this berry really stand up to scientific scrutiny, or is it based on a few “hyped-up” claims that really do not have much credibility?
For example, companies that market goji juice often mention that a man named Li Qing Yuen ate goji berries daily and lived to 252 years old.
A Chinese study was reported in the Chinese Journal of Oncology in 1994 in which 79 people who were being treated for cancer responded better to their treatment when goji was added to their program. This study was the only research on humans to determine goji's effects on cancer in humans. Further studies would be necessary however, to be able to determine if in fact goji can be of benefit in the prevention of cancer. Test tube studies reported that the extract of goji prevented the growth of cancer cells,reduced blood glucose and lowered cholesterol.
Another study was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine funded by a company that produces its own goji juice, FreeLife International. They took 35 healthy adults and split them up giving some the actual goji juice, and others were given a placebo. After two weeks of consuming the juice, they were asked to rate their experience.
The results were as follows:
- Improved Sleep-80%
- Increased feelings of happiness-50-60%
- Increased athletic performance-50%
- increased energy-50%
Participants in the placebo group reported a significant increase in feelings of happiness and a significant change in heartburn frequency.
One study showed the effects of goji berry extract on
diabetic rabbits. Researchers found an increase in HDL (the good cholesterol) and a reduction in the rabbits’ glucose level.
Another study done in 2006, at the School of Food Science and Technology at the XingJiang Agriculture University tested the anti-oxidant activity of goji on mice and showed that there was an increase in immune function and anti-oxidant enzymes. The polysaccharides were found to neutralize free radicals.
There was an interesting study reported in the Journal of Agriculture And Food Chemistry in 2004. Scientists studied the absorbability of the vitamin C content in the Goji plant when consumed by rats. They found that the body absorbs much of the vitamin C in tact which suggests…..
Other studies that were done on skin cultures demonstrated goji’s superior ability to have an anti-aging effect on skin.
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