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This is an article on the Acai Berry and what you need to know. I am not going to go deeply into the science of the berry, although I am going to give you a brief run through of its properties and why the berry can be deemed to be good for you. But I am going to discuss how these types of products are marketed and viewed,and how it can all get a bit twisted at times.
So here we go with the Acai Berry and what you need to know. We know that the indigenous population of the Brazilian rainforest have been eating the berry for hundreds of years because of its health benefits. That is a fact. We know that the berry has a unique combination of properties, so that no other food has quite the effect that this superfood has. Properties include antioxidants, omega 3, 6, and 9 essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. And the benefits can include helping the body to ward of cancer, heart disease and alzheimers, as well as giving you more energy and aiding weight loss.
The problem we have is that a food such as this is 'discovered' in the West, it gains huge publicity, it is marketed aggressively by companies, and then comes the backlash. In the end the actual real benefits of the fruit are stampeded, by either the companies just concentrating on one of its benefits, in this instance the fact that it helps you lose weight, or by the backlash from the publicity campaigns, where people try to pick holes in what eventually becomes a circus.
The Western world has taken probably the least important benefit of the fruit, and blown it out of all proportion, which in turn sets off the 'anti' brigade to attack the whole industry. but it is important not to forget the facts, that the acai berry is a very useful food to mankind, and can give a number of benefits to us all.
