{"id":6911,"date":"2013-06-04T23:16:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T03:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=6911"},"modified":"2015-02-16T09:02:09","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T14:02:09","slug":"does-ginkgo-biloba-extract-cause-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/does-ginkgo-biloba-extract-cause-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Ginkgo biloba Extract Cause Cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rhetorical fists are flying over a recent technical report released by the National Toxicology Program<\/a> (NTP) on the toxicology and carcinogenesis of oral Ginkgo biloba<\/em> extract in rats and mice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In one corner is the Center for Science in the Public Interest, which is advising consumers to avoid Ginkgo<\/em>-containing supplements and energy drinks<\/a>. The CSPI is also calling for an FDA ban<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the other corner are supplement industry leaders, who are insisting that the report is “flawed.”<\/a> Dr. Steven Dentali of the American Herbal Products Association has described the extract used in the NTP studies as an “outlier” w\/respect to its higher concentration of active compounds.<\/p>\n

At the moment, I’m neutral: I’ve always been “meh” on Gingko biloba<\/em> as a cognitive enhancer (or treatment for cognitive decline), since the evidence in favor is weak\/equivocal at best<\/a>. Thus, while “avoid” may be too strong a word, I see zero reasons to seek it out. On the other hand, I also see little reason to panic: the NTP studies were explicitly NOT designed to evaluate human health risk.<\/p>\n

In other words, my initial impression is “wait and see.” Given Ginkgo biloba’s<\/em> history of use, I’d be willing to bet that there is little long-term cancer risk associated with the use of OTC extracts currently on the market (in recommended doses). It definitely merits further study, however.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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