| The words "goji juice scam" could be | | | | that a daily intake of at least 70 micrograms |
| interpreted as a reference to one of two very | | | | of selenium should be the goal of all who |
| different scams. One scam would relate to the | | | | wish to remain free of cancer. Now the |
| quality of the advertised goji juice. As an | | | | offering of such information on selenium |
| example, an advertisement that did not | | | | should not be seen as a goji juice scam. If, |
| mention Himalayan goji berries could be seen | | | | however, the imparter of that information |
| as a goji juice scam as only the Himalayan | | | | tried to encourage the daily intake of more |
| berries have a nutritional profile that | | | | than 70 micrograms of selenium, then that |
| includes close to one dozen different | | | | could be seen as a goji juice scam. That is |
| ingredients. While there is at least one goji | | | | because it is feasible for a person to |
| juice scam that deprives consumers of a high | | | | consume too much selenium. |
| quality goji juice, there is yet a second, no | | | | |
| less dangerous form for the goji juice scam. | | | | If a person were to consume a quantity far |
| The second scam concerns the nature of | | | | above 100 micrograms per day, then that |
| information regarding one mineral in the goji | | | | excess amount of selenium could cause nausea, |
| juice. The second scam leaves out all of the | | | | bad breath, rash, dizziness, weakness and |
| available information about the mineral | | | | cold symptoms. Further, consuming more than |
| called selenium. | | | | 60 micrograms of selenium per day is bad for |
| | | | pregnant women because a high intake of |
| Selenium is a mineral that can help to lower | | | | selenium has appeared to be linked to birth |
| a man's risk of prostate cancer, can be added | | | | complications. A man who wants to avoid |
| to the diet by drinking goji juice. Selenium | | | | prostate cancer needs a slightly different |
| has the ability to slow or prevent the | | | | diet than a woman who is carrying a child. |
| occurrence of cancer. Researchers have linked | | | | That information ought to be included in any |
| selenium's cancer-fighting abilities to the | | | | literature about selenium. That fact should |
| action of certain enzymes. The mineral aids | | | | also be mentioned in an advertisement for |
| the production of those enzymes, thus giving | | | | goji juice or on its packaging as the failure |
| the mineral the capacity to ward-off cancer | | | | to highlight that fact might be seen as a |
| risks. At the present time research has shown | | | | goji juice scam. |