Is Tahitian noni a scam?

Question

Based on the following two web pages I am going to provide. Would you agree that Tahitian Noni is a scam?

http://cbs2.com/goldstein/Noni.Juice.Tahitian.2.513423.html

http://noni.worldwidewarning.net/index.php

Answer 1

Some of the companies selling noni are scamming folks but there are reputable distributors.

I know that I was coming down with a cold when I got my first bottle of Noni. I drank probably 4 ounces immediately and the cold went away. This was a miracle as far as I was concerned because I had a very bad immune system at the time and got sick all the time. I started drinking noni on a regular basis as I worked to get healthier and it really helped. I know people whose arthritis got better or who cured their gout with it.

However, not all companies produce a good product. I bought some noni from a vitamin store at the mall and it didn't even taste like the other stuff that worked. The stuff from the mall was useless and a total waste of my money.

Answer 2

I can tell you that Noni is very good for you.  It's a fruit and fruits usually are good for you like apples and oranges.  Though you have to ask yourself is this Noni going to cure everything that some claims that it does.  The biggest reason why Noni juice is so popular is because in America specially most of us don't even know what country it comes from and never heard of the fruit so whatever people tells us we believe.  It's easier to make up a lie about the unknown than the known.  So I'd say buying a bottle of Noni juice for as much as it costs is a scam.  Whenever in this world has fruit juice been better for someone than the actual fruit.  That's like growing an apple orchard to sale apple juice for 80 dollars a bottle to a country who has never heard of it and saying it's a cure all.

Answer 3

Like other juices and berries that claim they are high in antioxidants I have no doubt they are high in antioxidants and are probably good for your health, but you have to think about where these come from the the people's lifestyle and environment they are in. Here in the states we have been exposed to chemicals and things known to cause cancers and such for so many years because of the air we breath, the soil that our food is grown in, pesticides we use, the chemicals we use to clean our bodies and clothing and house, the cars we drive, the stress we indure on a daily basis. All of this stuff contributes to us not feeling well.

In some of these countries they live simple lives without all of these things happening to them so who is to say it is actually the berries they eat that is giving them good health. I think many things factor in here.

I certaintly don't feel it will hurt you. Maybe it will even make you feel a little better. I say if it helps you to feel better than why not go for it.

Not enough studies on humans here in the states have been done to prove or disprove anything. Only time will tell.

Answer 4

If Noni is a scam, then Tahitians (among other tropical islands) have been scammed for more than the past thousand years since the first one pulled a Noni fruit off the plant and ate it.  ;-)

Noni is a fruit that has been eaten fresh from the plant for much longer than it's been a fad in recent times. All in all, it's a fruit that is a great antioxidant (which is an even higher ORAC value than Blueberries), and antioxidants are taken for all sorts of things (especially preventing illness), but it shouldn't be expected to cure every illness out there... nothing can do that yet.

Yes, some companies are taking advantage of that popularity and selling inferior Noni juices (some of which very well may be flavored sugar water as one of those articles suggests). Any company that has inferior quality could also be guilty of having contaminants as other points in the article cover.

However, there are several good quality companies that sell actual Noni juice with all the antioxidant benefits that the fresh fruit has. It's all a matter of verifying the companies that are making the product and making sure that they have good quality and make quality products.

Yes, it's really despicable that some companies are taking advantage of a fad and making huge claims that may only happen with one out of a million people and tout it as if it were common. But that is one of the downfalls of an open economy that we have, and just a better reason that there are organizations like the Better Business Bureau and the FDA to help take action against companies like that. It's always safest and best overall to do your homework on a company you've never dealt with before to make sure they are legit.

[edit]:  As far as the person dying from it, that could have been a contaminated batch from a low quality company (which the article says it was)... just another reason to make sure you're getting a product from a good quality company. However, it could have been a really bad allergic reaction for any person eating it. After all, some people are deathly allergic to some fruits (Citrus, Pineapple, etc) and other foods (shellfish, for example).