Clinical Studies

GoChi Study | TAIslim Study

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Multiple 90-day studies of the TAIslim Total Body System have yielded remarkable results, including a 400 percent weight loss advantage for participants who consumed TAIslim System products over the placebo group.

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In the three-month study period, the TAIslim System product users lost:

  • 4 times more body weight than the placebo group
  • 6 times more body fat
  • 6 times more inches from their waist
  • 4 times more from their hips, a notoriously difficult area for fat reduction, particularly in women.

Body Mass Index (BMI) was reduced 6 times more in the TAIslim group than in the placebo group. The TAIslim users also experienced significantly greater improvements in normal blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

List of Scientific Publications in the various peer-reviewed scientific journals during 2008-present

  1. Amagase H. “A Combination of Various Functional Food Ingredients as a Weight Management Program (TAIslim® Total Body System): Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Human Clinical Studies” Journal of Functional Foods in Health and Disease, 12:555-573, 2011.
  2. Amagase H and Nance, DM. “Lycium barbarum increases caloric expenditure and decreases waist circumference in healthy overweight men and women: Pilot Study” Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 30(5):304-309, 2011.
  3. Amagase H and Farnsworth NR. “A Review of Botanical Characteristics, Phytochemistry, Clinical Relevance in Efficacy and Safety of Lycium barbarum Fruit (Goji)” Food Research International, 44: 1702–1717, 2011.
  4. Reeve VE, Allanson M, Arun SJ, Domanski D and Painter N. “Mice drinking goji berry juice (Lycium barbarum) are protected from UV radiation-induced skin damage via antioxidant pathways” Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 9: 601-607, 2010.
  5. Amagase H, Sun B, and Nance, DM. ”Immunomodulatory Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum Fruit Juice in Chinese Older Healthy Human Subjects” Journal of Medicinal Foods 12(5): 1159-1165, 2009.
  6. Amagase H, Sun B, Borek C. “Lycium barbarum (goji) juice shows significant in vivo antioxidant effects in human serum in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study” Nutrition Reaserch 29: 19-25, 2009.
  7. Amagase, H and Nance, DM. “A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChiTM” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 14 (4): 403-412, 2008.

List of Scientific Presentations at the various international scientific meetings during 2008-present

  1. Amagase H and Handel R. “Fruit- and Vegetable-Based Condiments Increased Taste Preference and Stimulated Postprandial Energy Expenditure More Than Meal Replacement Alone When Combined With Liquid Dietary Supplement TAIslim®, a Combination of Lycium barbarum Fruit (goji) Juice, Indigestible Dietary Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl Tyrosine and Tea Extract” Abstract #629-P, OBESITY 2011, 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Orlando, FL, October 1-5, 2011.
  2. Amagase H and Handel R. “Lycium Barbarum, Fiber and Functional Food-Containing Weight Management System: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Human Clinical Studies” Functional Food Components in Health and Disease, Science and Practice, Volume 9 edited by Martirosyan DM and Nicolson GL. pp. 268-270, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference - Functional Food Components in Health and Disease, San Diego, August 16-18, 2011.
  3. Amagase H and Handel R. “Body Weight Reduction, Appetite Suppression and Caloric Expenditure Stimulation by TAIslim® Total Body System*: Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Human Clinical Studies.

    *A Combination of Liquid Dietary Supplement Containing Indigestible Soluble Dietary Fiber, L-Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine, Tea Extract with Polyphenols plus Caffeine and Lycium barbarum (TAIslim®) with Glucomannan Fiber-containing Meal Replacement Shake (TAIslim® SHAKE) and Chew (TAIslim® SKINNY) under Exercise and Diet Control.” FASEB J. March 17, 2011 25:776.15.
  4. Amagase, H and Nance, DM. “Resting Metabolic Rate is Synergistically Stimulated by a Single Bolus Lycium barbarum Fruit Juice Intake Combined with Indigestible Dietary Fiber in Healthy Human Adults.” FASEB J. March 17, 2011 25:774.4.
  5. Amagase, H and Nance, DM. “Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) is Increased Synergistically by Single Bolus Intake of Lycium barbarum Fruit (Goji) Juice When Combined with Indigestible Dietary Fiber and/or Caffeine, but not by Fiber or Caffeine alone” Advances and Controversies in Clinical Nutrition 2011, San Francisco, CA, February 25-27, 2011.
  6. Amagase H and Handel R. “Clinical Effects of Combining A Liquid Dietary Supplement Containing A Combination of Indigestible Soluble Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine, Tea Extract with Polyphenols and Caffeine and Lycium barbarum (TAIslim®), Glucomannan fiber-Containing Chew (TAIslim® SKINNY) and Meal Replacement Shake (TAIslim® SHAKE) on Appetite and Gastrointestinal Parameters: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Blinded Human Clinical Study” Abstract #213403, OBESITY 2010, 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, San Diego, October 8-12, 2010.
  7. Amagase H and Handel R. “Caloric Expenditure is Stimulated by a Single Bout of Lycium barbarum Combined With Indigestible Fiber, or Combination of These in Various Food Forms Indicated by Resting Metabolic Rate in Healthy Human Adults” Abstract #213380, OBESITY 2010, 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, San Diego, October 8-12, 2010.
  8. Amagase H and Handel R. “Sub-Chronic Effects of Orally Taken Liquid Dietary Supplement, TAIslim® Containing A Combination of Indigestible Soluble Dietary Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Tea Polyphenols and Lycium barbarum on Body Weight and Other Anthropometric Parameters in a Controlled Cross-over Human Clinical Study” FASEB J. 2010; 24:936.13.
  9. Amagase H. “Comparison of Lycium barbarum-containing Liquid Dietary Supplements to Caffeinated Beverages on Energy/Caloric Metabolism Activity and Salivary Adrenocortical Hormone levels in Healthy Human Adults” FASEB J. 2010; 24:540.13.
  10. Amagase H. “Impact of Orally Consumed Lycium barbarum on Various Urinary Neurotransmitter Levels in Healthy Human Male Adults” FASEB J. 2010; 24:540.12.
  11. Amagase H and Handel R. “Comparison of Various Preparations of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan) and its Main Active Constituents, Gypenoside Saponins, on Resting Metabolic Rate: Controlled Human Clinical Study” FASEB J. 2010; 24:lb264.
  12. Amagase H and Campbell J. “Kinetic Analysis of the Impact of A Single Bolus Intake of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan)-containing Liquid Dietary Supplement, JULE of the OrientTM on Human Peripheral Blood Circulation” FASEB J. 2010; 24:lb334.
  13. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Impact of 2-week Oral Consumption of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan)-containing Liquid Dietary Supplement, JULE of the OrientTM on Various Subjective Symptoms, Blood Circulation, Blood Pressure and Other Anthropometric Parameters: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Human Clinical Study” FASEB J. 2010; 24:lb336.
  14. Amagase H and Handel R. “Acute Clinical Effects of A Liquid Dietary Supplement Containing A Combination of Indigestible Soluble Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Tea Polyphenols and Lycium barbarum on Anthropometric Parameters and Resting Metabolic Rate” Abstract #166261, OBESITY 2009, 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, DC, October 24-28, 2009.
  15. Amagase H and Handel R. “Kinetic Analysis of Energy/Caloric Metabolism Activity of a Single Bout of Consuming Various Beverages and Dietary Supplements in Healthy Human Adults: Comparison of Lycium barbarum-containing Liquid Dietary Supplements to Caffeinated Beverages” Abstract #166262, OBESITY 2009, 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, DC, October 24-28, 2009.
  16. Nance DM, Amagase H and Luczy-Bachman G: 94. Effects of Lycium barbarum on basal and lps-induced cytokine production. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 23(Suppl 2):S51, 2009. PNIRS 2009, PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society Annual Meeting 2009.
  17. Amagase H and Handel R. “Acute Effects of A Liquid Dietary Supplement, TAIslimTM Containing A Combination of Indigestible Soluble Dietary Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Tea Polyphenols and Lycium barbarum on Resting Metabolic Rate: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study” FASEB J. 2009; 23:lb474.
  18. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Effect of Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi® Intake on Resting Metabolic Rate and Waist Circumference: Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Studies” FASEB J. 2009; 23:lb419.
  19. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Lycium barbarum Attenuates Increased Plasma Stress Hormone Levels Induced by a Short and Intense Exercise Challenge. A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Study” FASEB J. 2009; 23:104.6
  20. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Effects of Lycium barbarum on Feelings of General Well-being, Neurological/Psychological Traits and Plasma Levels of Catecholamines.  A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Study” FASEB J. 2009; 23:716.2.
  21. Amagase H and Hsu CHP. “Meta-analysis of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum Fruit Juice Shown in Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Studies” FASEB J. 2009; 23:716.1.
  22. Amagase H and Handel R. “Randomized, blind, placebo-controlled human clinical studies showed waist circumference reduction by an intake of standardized Lycium barbarum fruit juice” at the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of Obesity Society in Phoenix, AZ, October 3-7, 2008.
  23. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Improvement of Sleep Quality by a Standardized Lycium barbarum Fruit Juice Shown in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Study” at 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF in Athens, Greece, August 3-8, 2008.
  24. Amagase H, Sun B and Nance DM. “Immune Modulation by a Standardized Lycium barbarum Fruit (Goji) Juice in Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Studies” at 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF in Athens, Greece, August 3-8, 2008.
  25. Amagase H, Sun B and Nance DM. “Clinical Studies of Improving General Well-Being by a Standardized Lycium barbarum Fruit Juice” at 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF in Athens, Greece, August 3-8, 2008.
  26. Farnsworth NR, Amagase H, Sun B and Nance DM. “Botanical Characteristics, Chemical Constituents and Clinical Relevance of Lycium barbarum” at 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF in Athens, Greece, August 3-8, 2008.
  27. Reeve VE, Allanson M, Domanski D. “Mice drinking goji berry juice are protected against photoimmune suppression via haem oxygenase induction.” Abstract #WAM1-1, at ASP2008, Annual meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, Burlingame, CA, June 20-25, 2008
  28. Amagase, H. and Nance, DM. “A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of GoChi™, a standardized Lycium barbarum (goji) juice” FASEB J. 2008; 22:889.16.
  29. Amagase, H. and Sun, B. “Immunomodulation, General Effects and Safety of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChiTM shown in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study” FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb776.
  30. Amagase, H. and Sun, B. “GoChi™, a standardized Lycium barbarum (goji) juice, shows significant in vivo antioxidant effects in human serum in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study” FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb781.
  31. Amagase, H. “A controlled clinical study showed waist circumference reduction by a standardized Lycium barbarum (goji) juice, GoChiTM” FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb771.
  32. Amagase, H. “General Toxicity and Histological Analysis from Acute Toxicological Study of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) juice (GoChiTM) in Rodents” FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb722.
  33. Amagase, H. “Acute Hematological and Biochemical Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChiTMin Rodents” FASEB J. 2008; 22:889.17.