The Truth About The Acai Berry Diet And Weight Loss

By Diane W Collins

It is all over the Internet and anybody 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 like a blueberry dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will fall 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.

The acai berry is only found in the Brazilian rainforest and that might be part of the mystique but the truth 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 truly are no magical potions or magic bullets.

But the acai berry can be valuable to your weight loss efforts and it can be of help when it comes to the prevention of diseases, the slowdown of the aging process and the reduction of inflammation in our bodies because 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 rather 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 an additional powerful fruit.

Acai berries are also very high in amino acids and healthy fats. Roughly 50% of the edible pulp of the berry is composed of fat and that fat is composed of the very healthy essential fatty acids Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9. The fat found in these berries is also rich in monounsaturated oleic acid, which is similar to olive oil, another very healthy oil.

It is also especially remarkable that this berry contains the 19 amino acids that are the building blocks of protein. Not only that but the acai berry in addition contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, C and E and the minerals potassium, magnesium, copper, calcium and zinc.

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

No, the acai berry is not a magical fruit that will help you lose weight although 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. - 30241

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