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Monday, May 25, 2009

The Truth About The Acai Berry Diet And Weight Loss

By Melissa King

If you have been researching diet and weight loss of late you have no doubt heard about the incredible acai berry and the acai berry diet plan. Claims are that you can lose a bunch of weight just by consuming this nutritious little berry that tastes like blueberries dipped in dark chocolate and is grown only in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Reading the claims you might think that you have stumbled upon a miraculous solution.

Well the fact is that the acai berry, which is only found in the Brazilian rainforest, will not help you lose any more weight than the blueberry that is found in the state of Maine. There are no magic bullets or mystical potions when it comes to weight loss.

Then again, the acai berry can be a help to weight loss and an aid to our bodies for the prevention of diseases, the reduction of inflammation in our bodies and the slowdown of the aging process. It is not because this little berry is a magical fruit but rather because this berry is one of the healthiest and most nutritious foods ever found in nature.

Antioxidant qualities in a food are measured by the ORAC score or the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity and the acai berry in reality has one of the highest ORAC scores ever found in a food. It has more than 10 times the antioxidants as grapes and even twice the amount of antioxidants as blueberries, which are another powerful fruit.

The acai berry is also high in the essential fatty acids Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9. Up to 50% of the edible pulp is comprised of these fatty acids plus monounsaturated oleic acid, which is the same healthy fat that is found in olive oil.

To my amazement this small little powerhouse berry also contains 19 amino acids, which are the building blocks to protein. They also contain vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C and E along with potassium, magnesium, calcium, copper and zinc.

It has only been in the past few years that the acai berry has been available outside of Brazil. This is because the acai berry is awfully perishable and it must be processed or consumed within twenty four hours of removal from the tree in order to keep the nutritional integrity of the fruit. There are different processing methods but the most effective way to process the acai berry is with a freeze-drying method.

The acai berry is not a magical way to lose weight but the fact is that this little berry is a nutritional source of power and it can help you to achieve optimal health and energy, which helps to create a strong, healthy body and a strong, healthy body will respond to diet and exercise in such a way that the excessive flab will come off. - 17274

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