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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Is Losing Weight Through The Acai Berry Diet Genuine?

By Cynthia Young

It is all over the Internet and anybody who is searching for ways to lose weight has no doubt heard about the acai berry diet and the magical way it can help you lose weight. Just consume this teeny little berry that tastes similar to a blueberry dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will drop off your body like magic. While you read some of the claims you would think that is how it happens but that is not precisely it.

So what is the truth? Well an acai berry from the Brazilian rainforest will not help you lose weight any more than a blueberry from the state of Maine. It is not a magical bullet. It is not a supernatural potion that instantly makes the pounds melt off.

However the acai berry can be valuable to your weight loss efforts and it can be of help when it comes to the prevention of diseases, the slowdown of the aging course of action and the reduction of inflammation in our bodies because this tiny little berry is one of the most nutritious foods ever found in nature.

The antioxidant qualities of a food are measured by an ORAC score or rather the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. The acai berry boasts one of the highest ORAC scores ever found in a food. The acai berry has 10 times the antioxidant capacity as red grapes and even twice as much as blueberries, which are another powerful fruit.

Acai berries are in addition very high in amino acids and healthy fats. About 50% of the edible pulp of the berry is composed of fat and that fat is composed of the very healthy essential fatty acids Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9. The fat found in these berries is also rich in monounsaturated oleic acid, which is similar to olive oil, another exceptionally healthy oil.

The acai berry is also rare in the fact that it contains 19 amino acids, which are the building blocks to protein. They also play host to vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C and E along with the minerals potassium, magnesium, copper, calcium and zinc.

The acai berry is exceptionally perishable and it has only been in very recent times that it has been offered outside of Brazil at all. The berries have got to be processed within 24 hours of removal from the tree in order to preserve the nutritional integrity of the fruit. Different processing methods yield different results and the best way to process these berries is with a freeze-drying method.

No, the acai berry is not a magical fruit that will help you lose weight although it is an extremely healthy food that can aid your body in achieving optimal health and wellness and when you do that your body responds in a constructive manner to diet and exercise and the weight can then more simply come off. - 17273

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