Goji berry and eyes

What 3 graded rows on goji berry agree on for eyes, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Goji berry page, with its PubMed record.

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Goji berry and eyes

3 rows · 291 people

They agree: all 3 rows found an improvement.

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Improved
Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.
  • Grade C× 2
  • Grade D× 1
Rows
3
Trials
3
People
291

What the rows share

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 150 people (2011) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 27 to 150 people, published from 2011 to 2021: 3 single studies.

The rows

3 improved
  1. Grade CMacular pigmentation, soft drusen and plasma zeaxanthin · Improved

    RCT · n 150 · 2011 · Healthy adults aged 65–70

    13.7 g/day · 90 days

    Plasma zeaxanthin rose 26% and antioxidant capacity 57%. The placebo group showed macular hypopigmentation and soft drusen build-up while the goji group stayed stable. No product-related adverse events.

    Row on the Goji berry page · PubMed 21169874 (opens PubMed)

  2. Grade CMacular pigment and serum zeaxanthin in early age-related macular degeneration · Improved

    RCT · n 114 · 2018 · Adults aged 51–92 with early age-related macular degeneration

    25 g/day · 90 days

    Macular pigment optical density and serum zeaxanthin were higher than in the usual-diet control group at 90 days; serum lutein did not change.

    Row on the Goji berry page · PubMed 29977809 (opens PubMed)

  3. Grade DMacular pigment optical density and skin carotenoids · Improved

    RCT · n 27 · 2021 · Healthy adults aged 45–65 (USA)

    28 g of goji berries five times a week · 90 days

    Macular pigment density rose at two retinal locations and skin carotenoids rose in the goji group; no change in the lutein/zeaxanthin supplement group.

    Row on the Goji berry page · PubMed 34959963 (opens PubMed)

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