Acai berry research is just starting to get into gear now. For such an obscure plant, found only deep in the amazon, this is actually quite an achievement! Of course, having hundreds of celebrities and thousands of people of high standing in North America all insist that the acai berry has helped boost their metabolism and/or helped them lose weight may have something to do with this success. No matter where you look on TV, in magazines and on the internet, there are multiple ads making these claims. There are innumerable reports available on research of the acai berry. The acai berry is harvested in Brazil, and a few other countries in South America, from the acai palm, which grows on the banks of the amazon river. Naturally, Brazil is the head runner in the farming and production of this berry and its products.
Depending on whose report you read, there are a few questionable concerns relating to the actual antioxidant value of the acai berry. One research claims that it is much lower in antioxidants than red wine, blueberry juice, mangos and pomegranates, while another indicates that it is much higher in antioxidants than these fruit juices. Natrually, all the marketing materials for acai place it well above any other fruit on Earth for antioxidant potency.
Naturally, all fruits and vegetables are more nutritious if you can get them fresh. However getting the acai berry fresh in the United States, or really anywhere outside of Brazil, is a big problem. This is because it cannot last long enough to ship it in the fresh form, so they have found a way to condense it to powder as a freeze dried form. The problem with this is that the manufacturers are not making the pure form. They are adding bulk ingredients to make the product stretch further and up their profits. They are adding preservatives to give it a longer shelf life. Like with any other product, it has become all about the money.
The United States' FDA is at this time neither approving nor denying the acai berry's nutritional value. They are not researching it at this time, since it doesn't grow anywhere under their jurisdiction. That means there will be no forthcoming FDA official reports about it. They figure since it will not be a crop that is ever grown in the United States, they don't need to worry about researching it. Brazil is the main area that grows this product, and the exportation rules are governed by their government.
A University of Florida professor claims that his study on the effects of acai berry on leukemia cells has shown remarkable promise. He states in his findings that over 87% of the leukemia cells in his test subjects self destructed when acai berry juice was introduced in their test tube. Some doctors are claiming that these tests are not conclusive at all, while others swear that the acai berry and its pulp could very well be the one true superfruit that can cure just about every known ailment of man.
The FDA has gully authorized the use of labeling claims that plant sterols reduce the risk of heart disease. Several of the acai berry research reports claim that acai is very high in plant sterols, and would be very effective in stopping coronary heart disease. This seems to be the one fact that has no opposition in the whole world of acai berry research. - 15437
Depending on whose report you read, there are a few questionable concerns relating to the actual antioxidant value of the acai berry. One research claims that it is much lower in antioxidants than red wine, blueberry juice, mangos and pomegranates, while another indicates that it is much higher in antioxidants than these fruit juices. Natrually, all the marketing materials for acai place it well above any other fruit on Earth for antioxidant potency.
Naturally, all fruits and vegetables are more nutritious if you can get them fresh. However getting the acai berry fresh in the United States, or really anywhere outside of Brazil, is a big problem. This is because it cannot last long enough to ship it in the fresh form, so they have found a way to condense it to powder as a freeze dried form. The problem with this is that the manufacturers are not making the pure form. They are adding bulk ingredients to make the product stretch further and up their profits. They are adding preservatives to give it a longer shelf life. Like with any other product, it has become all about the money.
The United States' FDA is at this time neither approving nor denying the acai berry's nutritional value. They are not researching it at this time, since it doesn't grow anywhere under their jurisdiction. That means there will be no forthcoming FDA official reports about it. They figure since it will not be a crop that is ever grown in the United States, they don't need to worry about researching it. Brazil is the main area that grows this product, and the exportation rules are governed by their government.
A University of Florida professor claims that his study on the effects of acai berry on leukemia cells has shown remarkable promise. He states in his findings that over 87% of the leukemia cells in his test subjects self destructed when acai berry juice was introduced in their test tube. Some doctors are claiming that these tests are not conclusive at all, while others swear that the acai berry and its pulp could very well be the one true superfruit that can cure just about every known ailment of man.
The FDA has gully authorized the use of labeling claims that plant sterols reduce the risk of heart disease. Several of the acai berry research reports claim that acai is very high in plant sterols, and would be very effective in stopping coronary heart disease. This seems to be the one fact that has no opposition in the whole world of acai berry research. - 15437
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