Superlative benefits claimed
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 02:20
in Health & Medicine
Goji berry, mangosteen, baobab, maqui berry and acai all have been touted for good health. There could actually be some juicy advantages, studies have found Superfruits wax and wane in supremacy. Most are exotic, at least to us: For all we know, they may be the prosaic apples and pears of the lands from which they hail. Some studies of superfruit extracts — for the most part in lab dishes — suggest they can do things like impede the growth of cancer cells or tamp down inflammation. Marketing departments make far bolder claims.