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Anyone heard of the acai berry for weight loss?
Posted 1 month ago
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Everyone is talking about the super food known as Acai Berries. I did some research into it because I am always looking for new information to help me continue to win my weight loss battle.
Acai Berry is filled with vitamins and minerals that can aid in weight loss, building muscle and increasing overall energy—and is rich in antioxidants, fatty acids, fiber and other plant compounds that can increase your health; however they are NOT some magic wand that is going to help you lose weight alone. I really think the key to the Acai Berry is that it helps the body become stronger with the antioxidant values etc in the berry. You would normally get these either at Health Food store or recently I have seen them on Amazon.Com as well. You can get Acai in berry (whole form), powder, capsule, or liquid. In whole form you can cook with them by adding them to oatmeal, muffins, yogurt, smoothies etc. The liquid form is the best way if you do not want to have to eat the quantities in whole form. You can just take it like you would any other liquid supplement. The other option is the capsule form but you have to be careful to read the packages to ensure that you get the most pure version as possible.
You asked how it works for weight loss. I have been supplementing with Acai for a while now and I will tell you I was losing weight before the berry and I will lose weight even if I stop taking it but I do notice a difference in my energy levels when I don’t supplement so I keep taking it. Also you can get virtually the same benefits with blueberry and pomegranite but you have to consume larger quantities.
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Posted Nov 7th, 2008 at 8:24PM
I have heard of it for it's antioxidant health benefits and it's high amount of vitamin A. I think the weight loss stuff is totally bogus though.

If you want to try it, I'd go to somewhere that sells "Republic of Tea" in the round cans. I know Cost-plus import stores sell it and ocassionally groceiry stores. They have an Acai Berry green tea. At least with that if the berry part does absolutely nothing for weight loss, you get the slight metabolism boost from the green tea.

I have some and it tastes pretty good, but it's a limited addition tea. You can try Republic of Tea's website too and see if they still sell it. It's the only tea brand that I know that has it. =)
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Posted Nov 8th, 2008 at 4:05AM
You can get it as juice in a carton. Get the acai and pomegranite one, it tastes nicer
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