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Sunday, December 27, 2009

The Reality Concerning The Acai Berry Diet And Weight Loss

By Jacqueline V Long

Everyone knows that regular exercise is one of the best ways to lose weight and if you have been researching diet and weight loss recently you have no doubt heard about the mind-blowing acai berry and the acai berry diet plan. Claims are that you can lose a lot of weight just by consuming this healthy 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 perfect solution.

The acai berry is only found in the Brazilian rainforest and that may be part of the magic but the reality is that the acai berry cannot help you lose weight any more than the blueberry that is grown in the state of Maine. When it comes to weight loss there really are no magical potions or magic bullets.

However, the acai berry can be a benefit 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 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.

The antioxidant qualities of a food are measured by an ORAC score or more accurately 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 also very plentiful in healthy fats. Up to 50% of the edible pulp of this berry is composed of the essential fatty acids Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9. The fat found in the acai berry is also high in monounsaturated oleic acid, which is the same as olive oil, which is a well-known nutritional powerhouse.

To my amazement this tiny 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 recently that the acai berry has been accessible 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 uphold 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.

No, the acai berry is not a magical fruit that will help you lose weight however 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 positive manner to diet and exercise and the weight can then more simply come off. - 17269

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