Can acai berries help you to lose weight?

Acai berry along with supplements are nowadays available these days in markets and they are in demand now because they have the ability to lose weight loss. Although, acai berry is made in the western world, few years ago with international celebs endorsing it as well as promoting its health benefits.

Acai berries are generally grown in Brazil in the Amazon River basin and it has a deep purple colour. The taste is quite exotic, has a combination of berry and chocolate and is full of antioxidants and phytonutrients (one of the highest content in fruits). In fact they are quite expensive than other berries.

Health benefits

These acai berries commonly help to fight the free radicals present in the body that helps from various diseases like cancer, brain dysfunction, heart disease etc. The calcium content helps to keep the bones strong and also avoid blood pressure issues. Also acai berries have anti-inflammatory properties that help to redice the incidence of arthritis. With the help of this berry, you can keep your skin and hair healthy, can boost energy and pack in lot of vitamins and minerals.

Can acai berries help in losing weight?

Even the health experts deem that just one ingredient cannot have the ability to help one lose weight. It is a combination of eating right (from all food groups) along with burning calories which help to achieve measurable results. Even also, acai berry does have a few properties which can speed up the process. Acai berries are rich in fibre content that keep you full for a longer time and thus from prevent hunger pangs. In fact, if you want you can fulfill your daily recommended value of fiber intake by eating acai berries.

Acai berries are rich source of vitamin A, calcium and also contain monounsaturated fats with the help of which one can get instant energy. This is important for people on a weight loss diet as along with calories; they lose vital nutrients from the body which can be replenished with acai berries.

Tips to keep in mind

* Acai berries are very expensive because they are not really grown in other parts of the world and due to this reason; they have to be imported from their native land. This may strike you and make you irritate if you have to include them in your daily diet.
* You will get several acai berry supplements these days available in the market. If you are buying them then be sure that you check the label before buying. In fact some of these acai berries may contain a lot of preservatives or sugar content. Therefore just stay away from such products as they will do more harm than good.
* Even there is an option to freeze acai berries because they will stay for a longer time.
* When you are opting for supplements of acai berry capsules or powder, consume not more than 1000 mg/day.
* Do not eat acai berry if you have allergies to berries as it will have an adverse reaction.

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