is eating or drinking wheatgrass really healthy?

Question

i`ve heard about it but does it work?

Answer 1

Yes! It have enzymes, fiber, vitamin, iron.....
It increse bowel movemnet. I drink it everyday. It help alot when you feel thirsty. It relieve painful throat during summer( I found it by myself)

Following From Wiki:
Proponents of wheatgrass use claim that regular ingestion of the plant can improve the digestive system, prevent cancer, diabetes and heart disease, cure constipation, detoxify heavy metals from the bloodstream, cleanse the liver, prevent hair loss and help to make menopause more manageable [2]. There is, however, no scientific evidence to support many of these claims, although there is a great deal of anecdotal evidence to that effect [3].

One of the most popular claims about wheatgrass, and one that is frequently made by both supporters and retailers, is that a 30 ml shot of wheatgrass is as nutritionally valuable as a kilogram of green vegetables [4]. This claim most likely originates from a statement commonly attributed to the "father of wheatgrass", Charles F Schnabel, who is alleged to have said that "Fifteen pounds of wheatgrass is equivalent to 350 pounds of the choicest vegetables" [1]. However, 30 grams of cooked spinach and broccoli contains more of certain vitamins and minerals (including vitamin C, calcium and folic acid) than the equivalent amount of wheatgrass.[3] Spinach and broccoli also contain fibre. A garden salad of the size commonly sold in fast food outlets contains vastly more of a range of nutrients than a 30 ml shot of wheatgrass; a kilogram of such vegetables is said to be beyond comparison.[3]

The chlorophyll molecule is similar in structure to hemoglobin, leading some to believe that wheatgrass helps blood flow, digestion and general detoxification of the body. [citation needed]

Answer 2

Wheatgrass: Power food or waste of your money?
June 1, 2005
By Jessica Yu
On campus, it is not unusual to see students hitting up the vegan food bar at the Marketplace at Wilbur, sipping soymilk at Stern or making the trip to Trader Joe’s for banana chips and dried cranberries. Other food venues on campus also offer a variety of healthy options. Jamba Juice, for example, whose lines at Stanford often run out the door, offers a variety of “boosts” that can be added to the smoothies.


On the Jamba Juice menu is also an item fewer students order, but some health food mavens swear by: wheatgrass. Sold by the 2-oz. shot, wheatgrass is marketed on the Jamba Juice Web site as “liquid sunshine in one little shot”; the Web site also boasts that it is a detoxifier and provides amino acids, enzymes, vitamins and minerals.

But does a shot of what is essentially a relative of lawn grass really deliver what Jamba Juice and other health food stores promise? Is it worth your hard earned money?

According to Vivian Crisman, nutritionist at Vaden Health Center, the health craze surrounding wheatgrass is more marketing than truth.

“Wheatgrass is grass,” said Crisman. “Most often it’s marketed as a blended shot [like at Jamba Juice], boost or juice — and then it’s just liquefied chlorophyll.”

Chlorophyll is a functional chemical in plants that helps them turn the sun’s rays into glucose. But what exactly can liquefied chlorophyll do for the human body? According to Stanford Jamba Juice employee Angeline Gianfermo, a blended shot of wheat grass is a juice that is “good for the skin and good for the digestive system.”

Answer 3

if your a horse or cow yes