Thinking about enhancing your memory with ginkgo biloba? Forget about it, if you already haven’t. The Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter reports on research conducted at the University of Pittsburgh that showed that the herbal supplement, for which Americans pay $250 million a year, does nothing a good placebo can’t do. Tufts reports that 3,069 participants, aged 72 to 96, were randomly assigned to receive either ginkgo or identical doses of a placebo. Over an average followup of a little more than six years, researchers found no evidence for an effect of ginkgo on memory, language, attention, visuospatial abilities and executive functions. The researchers noted that the findings are consistent with previous smaller studies and with a 2009 review of the scientific evidence.
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Well more money wasted by (Tufts?) Don’t believe this report by tufts! Pull up Ginkgo on the net and read some moor reports! Its not just for memory! Its good for your heart,legs,arms,its a blood thinner,Oh they forgot to tell you about that! ( A wise man makes his own decisions,an ingnorant man,follows the public opinion.) Have a Blessed Day!
so is aspirin, vinegar and garlic and they are all much cheaper. you’re the idiot because you fell for the hype.
Let me try again,my last comment didn’t get posted.So here goes,To (Mr.Art Cheaper!)”Its much easier to be critical than to be correct.” And you Sir are incorrect in thinking that aspirin,vinegar,and garlic will help your memory. You called me an idiot! Unwise people tend to speak impulsively,spouting out whatever is on their minds without first considering the value of their words. Me,I’m too big to take offense and too noble to give it. May You Have A Blessed Day!
Comments are not being posted! Why?