Unraveling the Truth behind Acai Berry Diet

The internet, today, is replete with many web portals heralding the virtues of the Acai berry diet/juice and some, almost, outrageous claims about its weight loss, antioxidant properties, nutritional value and what not. The internet also features many a websites that proclaim that all the aforementioned claims are nothing but a sham. Then to top it all there is the controversy centered on The Oprah Show and Dr. Oz’s testimonial to all its beneficial properties. It is most unfortunate that misconstrued fact and over exaggerated opinions has put the entire concept of Acai berry diet in such troubled waters. Now let us unravel each misapprehended layer one at a time.

Acai berry comes as a fruit of the Euterpe oleracea date plant, which is majorly cultivated for its fruit and superior hearts of palm. The plant originally hails from the Amazonian forests, featuring mostly in the swamps and floodplains of South America, especially in Brazil. The berries are a part of the daily diet of people from this region. The berries have been tested for their nutritional value which is as substantial as any other berry and on one note even more. For example, it’s anti oxidant potency renders it a very attractive facet. Another feature of the Acai berry that is frequently hailed is that is a natural colon cleanser. The fact is not open to debate and it is this property of the Acai berry that makes it not only a good diet supplement but also a potential weight loss medication. This can be differed from other weight loss and colon cleansers for being a natural available produce. Its sales registered a commercial boost following 2004 when many of its properties started being heralded as a potential health supplement and miraculous weight loss medicament. This is where The Oprah Show controversy stems from. It is true that Oprah Winfrey did promote the usage of this berry and herald its health benefits but her promotion was misconstrued and many a fake blogs started quoting her to advertise the Acai berry diet/juice/supplement as a wonder weight loss supplement. What is important to note is that she only promoted it for its healthy benefits and not strictly as a weight loss medication. Both Oprah’s lawyers and Google have launched efforts to sort out all the fake blogs or websites using Oprah’s credibility to sell their Acai berry concoctions. However, being amidst all these controversies and exaggerated claims cannot rob the Acai berry of its genuine benefits and properties. Acai berry and colon cleanse are intimately related ideas that have produced substantial results. Acai berry colon cleansing diet is not a fake one and one can assured of a decongested colon that will consequently trigger weight loss. What we need to evade is online scams entailing Acai berry usage which hail free trials and take up your credit card information. Online scams are perpetrated in the form of deduction of costs incurred for the usage of Acai berry medication, even though it may be mailed to you just once or not at all.

To wrap it up, Acai berries do have health benefits, do have substantial level of antioxidants and do have colon cleansing properties to trigger weight loss. However, the weight loss is not conclusively evident and websites heralding Acai berry weight loss, though not factually incorrect do not have grounds to claim such exaggerated opinions. So do procure its services but only with a pinch of salt.