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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Did You Know You Can Lose Weight With The Acai Berry Diet

By Lillian Griffin

Someone who is researching diet plans and weight loss programs recently has no doubt heard about the amazing acai berry diet plan. The claims are that you can just consume this scrumptious little berry that is purported to taste like blueberries dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will drop off your body. You would believe that the acai berry is a magical solution to weight loss.

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.

Then again, the acai berry can be a help to weight loss and an aid to our bodies for the deterrence of diseases, the reduction of inflammation in our bodies and the slowdown of the aging procedure. 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 truly has one of the highest ORAC scores ever found in a food. It has more than 10 times the antioxidants as grapes and even two times the amount of antioxidants as blueberries, which are another potent 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.

The acai berry is extremely perishable and it has only been in very recent times that it has been offered outside of Brazil at all. The berries ought to be processed within 24 hours of removal from the tree in order to maintain 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.

The acai berry is not a magical way to lose weight but the fact is that this tiny berry is a nutritional powerhouse and it can help you to realize optimal health and energy, which helps to build 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. - 17269

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