SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -A new clinical trial investigating the health benefits of acai won top honors during the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine on Jan. 23 and revealed promising initial results for using Sambazon Acai PowerCaps™ Organic to improve vascular health, lower fasting blood sugar levels and lower bad cholesterol.
This pilot study demonstrated the ability of the Sambazon acai pulp product to significantly lower several markers of cardiovascular risk in a relatively short period of time. Given these promising results, and the biologically active components in the acai fruit, further study is merited, said Dr. Jay Udani, M.D., CEO and medical director of Medicus Research, a contract research organization with functional food experience.
Medicus Research recently conducted a pilot study with 10 slightly overweight, but healthy adult male and female participants (representing 1/3 of the American population). Each study participant consumed 100 g of Sambazon acai frozen fruit pulp twice daily for one month. Researchers measured participants’ baseline fasting plasma glucose, plasma insulin levels, lipid levels, high sensitivity C-reactive protein and blood pressure. After 30 days of consuming Sambazon acai, participants’ fasting glucose, insulin, total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were significantly reduced, as compared to the baseline. In addition, post-prandial increases in blood glucose levels were significantly reduced. Read the rest of this entry »