Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Wholesome Acai Berry And The Astonishing Weight Loss Claims

Wholesome Acai Berry And The Astonishing Weight Loss Claims

by Hector Weaver

We all know by now that an acai berry is a diminutive purple berry that is grown only in the rainforests of Brazil. It is greatly perishable and because of that it has only been in recent years that it has been accessible all over the planet. Nevertheless, it is speedily becoming identified as one of the most nutritious foods in the world.

Acai berries are rich with nutrients and antioxidants yet two of these antioxidants flavonoids have warranted broad study and is being verified to be exceptionally useful for our health, including the impediment of disease and other problems normally connected with aging.

Here is something you probably don't know. Quercetin is a plant derived flavonoid that is rich in the acai berry. Quercetin is alleged to be partially accountable for the decline in cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases. While at this time there is no reliable clinical substantiation on this nutrient and supplements of it exclusively, it has been found that diets high in fruits and vegetables that are abundant in quercetin can contribute significantly to the decrease of sickness.

A few studies have also demonstrated that quercetin inhibits the construction and release of histamine and other allergic mediators and that indicates considerable anti-inflammatory activity. Strong antioxidant activity has also been calculated in the acai berry by the Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity or ORAC scale.

Acai berries are extraordinarily high in quercetin. Other very important sources include tea, red onions, apples and red wine. The acai berry is also elevated in another very important flavonoid called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins are the deep purple pigment found in such foods as eggplant, purple cabbage, blueberries and of course, the acai berry. Anthocyanins are potentially constructive for the hindrance of cancer, aging and neurological diseases, inflammation, diabetes and bacterial infections as indicated in preliminary laboratory studies.

Actually in another significant study, laboratory mice were given a purified form of anthocyanins. The mice in the control group who received this nutrient were able to cut their body fat and maintain it, whereas the other group who received a placebo and another group who received the actual fruit did not have the same consequence.

Acai berries are plentiful in these two crucial flavonoids and other crucial antioxidants and nutrients also. This little berry contains more than 30 times the amount of anthocyanins that is present in red wine. This little berry from the rainforest of Brazil is quickly becoming known as one of most healthful foods ever found in the world.

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