Acai Berry - Does it live up to the claims?

I have been researching the web seeking to understand if the Acai Berry (pronounced ah-sah-ee) and the vast number of products developed on it and marketed as dietary supplements, weight loss formulas, sexual enhancer, etc are indeed true and to what extent.

I looked at several sources of information such as WebMD, Wikipedia, and University research publications and found a mix of the verdict.

Wikipedia on Acai Berry

For instance, Wikipedia has great notes on Acai Berry origins and how it is used from Belize to Brazil. It also notes that more research is needed to verify the great curative properties of Acai berry, particularly noting that the US FDA has not verified the claims and certified it as pure and worthy. One should note that FDA is neither staffed to do this nor has it done such work for other natural products within a reasonable amount of time to help the public understand risks. It usually goes into years before anything comes out of it. By then lobbies have had their impact.

Wikipedia notes that the freeze dried powder form of this berry was seen to reduce the proliferation of HL-60 (experimental leukemia) cells in vitro.

University of Florida on Acai Berry

On that topic, University of Florida has published a research paper in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry showing that the anti-oxidants in the Açaí Berry extract had destroyed cultured human cancer cells. This is the first such study by a university on this highly marketed natural product. The university warns with a disclaimer that this is a cell-culture model so it should not raise false hopes on people.

Beyond the above, Google searches provide you with a sea of links and one has to be careful not to get into a scammer's site that offers Acai as a panacea for all ills. There are a great deal of good research that show that there are significant benefits to be had with products from this berry. These include Acai Berry drinks, Acai Berry freeze dried fruit, and Acai Berry extract tablets.

In sum, I think, notwithstanding all the grandiose claims of burning 10s of pounds of fat in a few days, one can certainly add this to their daily diet as long as the product is fresh and not exposed to light and heat.

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