The acai berry has been a popular health food though not a lot of scientific research-until now. In a first time study that involves people, the acai berry has proven that it has the ability to be absorbed in the human body when it is drank as a juice or when the pulp is eaten.
This finding was published recently in the Journal of Agriculture and Food chemistry from a team of scientist located in texas for a company named Texas AgriLife. The finding that the acai berry absorbs in the body is important because the fruit is packed full of antioxidants which help prevent free radicals which cause cell damage.
The scientist performed this research by taking 12 healthy people by providing them one daily serving of either acai jusice or the acai berry pulp. The acai berry is a pupular food in the U.S. that is being touted as a miricale food.
There have been other studies done to show that the human body is able to absorb antioxidants from other foods, but this is the first time that the acai berry has been tested to determine if acai's antioxidants are absorbed in humans. Acai has a taste that is described by many as a mixture of chocalate and red wine.
Sales of acai products have increased dramatically in the U.S. where it has been touted as a metabolism booster, weight reducer and athletic enhancer.
Brazilian rainforests are the only known place acai berries grow and come from acai palms that can reach heights in excess of 60 feet. The acai berry fruit is about the size of a large blueberry yet only the outermost layers of the fruit, the pulp surrounding a large internal seed, are edible.
Dr. Steve Talcott and his wife have been studying the acai berry since 2001 and are considered pioneers to the English speaking world. In 2004, they published the first ever english study of the acai berry pertaining to the high concentration of antioxidants that are found inside of the fruit.
The Talcotts were initially intrigued with the acai berry from other studies that it had positive effects in fighting cancer. From that information, they then decided to fid out how the fruit is actually absorbed in the body.
Antixidants should only be take i small quantities like vitamin c. - 16747
This finding was published recently in the Journal of Agriculture and Food chemistry from a team of scientist located in texas for a company named Texas AgriLife. The finding that the acai berry absorbs in the body is important because the fruit is packed full of antioxidants which help prevent free radicals which cause cell damage.
The scientist performed this research by taking 12 healthy people by providing them one daily serving of either acai jusice or the acai berry pulp. The acai berry is a pupular food in the U.S. that is being touted as a miricale food.
There have been other studies done to show that the human body is able to absorb antioxidants from other foods, but this is the first time that the acai berry has been tested to determine if acai's antioxidants are absorbed in humans. Acai has a taste that is described by many as a mixture of chocalate and red wine.
Sales of acai products have increased dramatically in the U.S. where it has been touted as a metabolism booster, weight reducer and athletic enhancer.
Brazilian rainforests are the only known place acai berries grow and come from acai palms that can reach heights in excess of 60 feet. The acai berry fruit is about the size of a large blueberry yet only the outermost layers of the fruit, the pulp surrounding a large internal seed, are edible.
Dr. Steve Talcott and his wife have been studying the acai berry since 2001 and are considered pioneers to the English speaking world. In 2004, they published the first ever english study of the acai berry pertaining to the high concentration of antioxidants that are found inside of the fruit.
The Talcotts were initially intrigued with the acai berry from other studies that it had positive effects in fighting cancer. From that information, they then decided to fid out how the fruit is actually absorbed in the body.
Antixidants should only be take i small quantities like vitamin c. - 16747
About the Author:
Dr. Jerimiah Crossderd has spent thirty years looking into antioxidants and the tremendous benefits the coumpounds offer to the human body. He has an acai berryblog that give daily information on one of the most antioxdant packed foods known to science. He also has a free acai berry review site that keeps you up to date on the most reputable acai berry products.
