Goji Berries Could Mend BPA Damage in Male Reproductive Organs

Natural Society

by Elizabeth Renter
March 31st, 2014
Updated 03/31/2014 at 5:52 am

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is a known endocrine disruptor whose damaging effects aren’t entirely known and understood. What we do know, however, is that it mimics estrogen in the body and can cause serious damage to male reproductive organs even before a boy is born.
In a 2013 study published in the journal Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researchers indicated a small fruit could hold some protective benefits for men exposed to BPA.
Numerous studies have linked BPA to male reproductive problems. One study in 2005 found that males exposed to BPA in the womb, even at rates lower than the range for pregnant women, suffered malformations in their reproductive organs and developmental problems in the prostate.

Another study found the same low level exposure to BPA in rats actually increased the risk of pre-cancerous lesions of the prostate and hormonal carcinogenesis in adulthood. In other words, those exposed to BPA were more likely to develop cancerous changes of the prostate.
The unassuming goji berry showed promising results in protecting and potentially reversing this BPA damage.

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