Saturday 2 January 2010

The Reality Concerning The Acai Berry Diet And Weight Loss

By Diana A Alexander

You have seen it, I'm sure you have because it is all over the Internet and everybody who is probing 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 teeny little berry that tastes similar to a blueberry dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will drop off your body like magic. When you read some of the claims you would think that is how it happens but that is not precisely it.

Well the truth is that the acai berry, which is only found in the Brazilian rainforest, will not help you drop 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.

Although the acai berry can be helpful 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 reduction of inflammation in our bodies since this tiny little berry is one of the most nutritious foods ever found in nature.

The Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity or the ORAC score is the way the antioxidant capacity is measured in foods. The acai berry has one of the highest ORAC scores ever found in a food. It actually has more than 10 times the amount of antioxidants as red grapes and even twice as much as blueberries, which are an additional 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 and monounsaturated oleic acid, which is the same healthy fat that is found in olive 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.

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 supernatural fruit that will help you lose weight but it is an extremely healthy food that can help 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 effortlessly come off.

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