Bamboo: superfood or superfad? Here’s what our study actually said

By Lee Smith, Professor of Public Health, Anglia Ruskin University
Robert MacKinnon, Clinical Scientist and Deputy Head of School, Anglia Ruskin University

According to the New York Post, our research team has discovered a much-overlooked “superfood”: bamboo shoots. Before you rush out to harvest the ornamental bamboo growing in your garden, there are a few things you should know.

We systematically reviewed all the available evidence on bamboo as a food and its effect on human health. The research base turned out to be surprisingly thin – just 16 studies met our criteria, including four trials in people and four that used cells in a dish.…

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