Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Reality About The Acai Berry Diet And Weight Loss

By Rose V Howard

When one is over weight, he or she may be drawn to many diet programs which promise yhe world and 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 yummy little berry that is purported to taste like blueberries dipped in dark chocolate and the weight will drop off your body. You would assume that the acai berry is a magical solution to weight loss.

Everybody would like to know what the truth really is? 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 mystical potion that immediately makes the pounds melt off.

But 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 process and the reduction of inflammation in our bodies because this small little berry is one of the most nutritious foods ever found in nature.

Did you know that antioxidant qualities in foods are measured by the ORAC score or the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity and the acai berry in fact 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 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.

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

Acai berries are exceptionally perishable and it has only been in very recent times that it has been available outside of Brazil at all. The berries ought to be processed within 24 hours of removal from the tree in order to keep 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 supernatural fruit that will help you lose weight although 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. - 33688

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