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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Can You Truly Lose Weight With The Acai Berry Diet?

By Laura Rodriguez

It is all over the Internet and everyone 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. Merely consume this small little berry that tastes similar to a blueberry dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will drop off your body like magic. As you read some of the claims you would think that is how it happens but that is not exactly it.

Well the reality 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. Present are no magic bullets or mystical potions when it comes to weight loss.

Nevertheless the acai berry can be beneficial to your weight loss efforts and it can be of help when it comes to the deterrence of diseases, the slowdown of the aging course of action and the lessening of inflammation in our bodies since 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 more exactly 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 one more 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.

The acai berry is also unusual 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.

It has only been in the past few years that the acai berry has been offered outside of Brazil. This is because the acai berry is extremely 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 mystical brew that will help you lose weight but this modest berry is an extremely and highly nutritious food that can help you to achieve optimal health and energy. When you give your body optimal nutrition it responds positively to diet and working out and the weight will come off. - 17269

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