Açai Destroys Cancer Cells in Lab, UF Study Shows
Açai destroyed cultured human cancer cells in a University of Florida study conducted in January 2006.
In the study, which was published in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, six different chemical extracts were made from açai pulp. Four of the extracts killed anywhere from about 35 percent to 86 percent of leukemia cells when applied for 24 hours.
“Açai berries are already considered one of the richest fruit sources of antioxidants,” said Stephen Talcott, an assistant professor with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. “This study was an important step toward learning what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements, or other products made with the berries.”
Talcott continued, “This was only a cell-culture model, and we don’t want to give anyone false hope. We are encouraged by the findings. Compounds that show good activity against cancer cells in a model system are most likely to have beneficial effects in our bodies.”
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