Brazilian berry destroys cancer cells in lab, UF study shows
#1
Posted 24 December 2006 - 12:30 PM
http://news.ufl.edu/.../01/12/berries/
snip<GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A Brazilian berry popular in health food contains antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a recent University of Florida study, one of the first to investigate the fruit’s purported benefits.>snip
#2
Posted 24 December 2006 - 02:49 PM
Packaged in a wine bottle so the $39 price seems more reasonable. (Check out their video in the link)
That figures to about $200 per gallon.
There are many more anti-oxidents available which are fresher and at 1/100th the cost.
Unless you are selling it, try a glass of tea.
Or better yet, Guinness beer.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 24 December 2006 - 03:01 PM.
BIGGEST SCIENCE SCANDAL EVER...Official records systematically 'adjusted'.
#3
Posted 24 December 2006 - 03:35 PM
These claims of the MLM company in the link above are:
"For centuries the indegenous people of the Brazilian Northern Amazon region have revered this legendary berry as an antidote for numerous ailments.
Modern science has now validated the remarkable wellness benefits of the acai fruit."
Well, that got me thinking that we should SEE the results of this berry in the health and lifespan of these people. In fact, they should stand out above most others who are deprived of this "legendary berry".
It does not show up in this map below.
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.36 years
male: 59.39 years
female: 69.59 years (1998 est.)
Amazonia:
Life expectancy at birth in the North region has been rising steadily since the 1930-1940 period, when it was 39.8 years, to 63.1 years by 1970-1980, when it even surpassed the national average (Wood and Carvalho 1988: 93). Also, the Brazilian Amazon has the least difference in life expectancy at birth by monthly household income. Infant mortality in the Brazilian Amazon has dropped from 117.1 per thousand in 1960 to 72.3 in 1980 and 47 in 1988 (Costa 1990, 1992). Improved access to medical services, schooling, and potable water has contributed to the overall improvement in well-being in the Brazilian Amazon over the past half century
So it seems that good water and medicine have helped these acia berry eaters much more than the berry ever did.
Map Source Link
Edited by Rogerdodger, 24 December 2006 - 03:48 PM.
BIGGEST SCIENCE SCANDAL EVER...Official records systematically 'adjusted'.
#4
Posted 24 December 2006 - 10:51 PM