Wednesday, August 5, 2009

The Reality Regarding The Acai Berry And Fat Loss

By Anne M Powell

One and all knows that a healthy diet and steady exercise are some of the greatest ways to lose weight. If you have been researching diet and weight loss recently you have no question heard about the astounding acai berry and the acai berry diet program. Claims are that you can lose a large amount of weight just by eating this healthy little berry that tastes like blueberries dipped in dark chocolate that is only grown in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Reading these claims one might think that they had stumbled upon a extraordinary solution to every weight loss affliction.

Well what is that real truth? The acai berry from the Brazilian rainforest will not be able to help you lose fat anymore than a blueberry from the state of Maine. It is not a magic bullet. It is not a mystical potion that immediately melts the pounds off.

However, the acai berry can be a advantage for fat loss and an assistance to our bodies for the avoidance of diseases, the decrease of inflammation in our bodies and the slowdown of the aging course. It is not because this little berry is a magical fruit but rather because this berry is one of the healthiest and most beneficial foods ever found in the world.

The antioxidant capacities of a food are measured by an ORAC score or rather the Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity. The acai berry boasts one of the premier ORAC scores ever found in a food. The acai berry has 10 times the antioxidant power as red grapes and even twofold as much as blueberries, which are another powerful fruit.

Acai berries are also very bountiful in beneficial fats. Up to 50% of the edible pulp of this berry is comprised 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, also a celebrated nutritional powerhouse.

It is also particularly significant that this berry comprises 19 amino acids, which 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.

It has only been lately that the acai berry has been accessible outside of Brazil. This is because the acai berry is enormously perishable and it must be processed or consumed within 24 hours of removal from the tree in order to safeguard the dietetic integrity of the fruit. There are diverse processing solutions but the most effectual way to process the acai berry is with a freeze-drying method.

No, the acai berry is not a mysterious fruit that will help you to lose weight but it is an very wholesome food that can assist your body in achieving optimal health and wellness and when you do that you body responds in a positive manner to food intake and exercise and then the fat can come off more easily.

The fact of the matter is that you may have to work at having a strong body for the rest of your life. Few individuals with fat troubles solve them once and for all and never have to think about it again, but if you stick to some fundamental dietary and training rules the greater part of the time, you will lose weight and you will be able to keep it off.

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