Ginkgo Fails Again

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Yet another study has found that Ginkgo biloba has no effect on memory , no matter what the supplement industry would have you believe. This study, though, is “the most definitive” one yet, according to National Public Radio. The results, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , come from a federally financed study of more than 3,000 elderly patients, including a control group. They took either Ginkgo or sugar pills twice a day “for years,” according to NPR. Their memory and mental facilities were …


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