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Last Updated ( Friday, 24 July 2009 )
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Introduction to the Acai Berry The Acai berry is a berry that hails primarily from South America, although it can also be found in different locations within the Central American area as well. The main claim to fame of the Acai berry is the weight loss benefits that many people claim that it has, although to the indigenous populations of the area in which it is harvested, it is also a staple fruit within the normal dietary plan. In fact, some of the claims about the weight loss prowess of the berry point specifically to the thin populations in areas where the berry is popular as a staple fruit as evidence of that particular fact.
Before one can start discussing which of the claims are true and which are false regarding the Acai berry, one basic fact must be discussed. People tend to utilize the term Acai berry in reference to a single fruit, but this is actually false. Acai berries come from Acai palm trees and there are a total of eight different kinds of trees. While the trees that give berries do not give berries that are terribly different from each other, they are different enough that claims might be true in some cases and not so true in others. It is important to keep this in mind when reading online reviews regarding the Acai berry and if possible try to find out which particular species genus the author is discussing. See other diet supplements .
General Acai Berry Benefits
Depending on whom you talk to and how hard they are marketing their Acai products, many claims are generated regarding the Acai berry. Some of these are common sense claims, some of them are probably true but need verification and some of them are patently ridiculous and should be taken with a grain of salt.
In spite of the vast range of things that are claimed regarding the Acai berry, only the ones that relate to weight loss will be discussed here as there are many that are related to areas of health outside of the weight loss field. Specifically, weight loss benefits of the Acai berry are touted as being its ability to detoxify the body, its high level of fiber and its ability to reduce the cholesterol levels in the body.
In regards to these particular claims, chances are that all of them are true to a certain extent because the Acai berry is a fruit and almost all fruits have all three of those properties to a certain amount. For this reason, one can be reasonably sure that Acai berries are good for weight loss purposes, even if their claims in other health areas might be exaggerated. In the absence of hard scientific data, this is the best that can be said about the Acai berry and weight loss, but many of the real health experts expect that like most other fruits, the results will show that there is a link between increased Acai berry consumption and weight loss.
In order to give you an idea of what’s on the market right now regarding the Acai berry, below are three of the bestselling products as of the time of writing.
Natrol Acai Berry 1000 mg
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The first thing that you need to realize regarding the Natrol product is that it is not actually a 1000 mg product. This is actually a bit of fancy obfuscation on the part of Natrol. The majority of Acai berry products available on the market today are 500 mg products (such as the other two discussed below) and in order to make their product more popular, Natrol has created the illusion of their product being 1000 mg by the way they label their package.
In truth however, Natrol tablets come in 500 mg packages as well, but the overall dose is 1000 mg because they ask you to take two tablets every day. Undoubtedly this little bit of marketing on the part of Natrol is what gets them the top spot as far as sales statistics are concerned, but it is something you should be aware of if you want to purchase this product.
As far as the actual product is concerned, Natrol is certainly an excellent provider of Acai and for that reason is still a high quality product that is worth purchasing. The irony of the marketing is that even without it, Natrol products would probably still be flying off the shelves.
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Amazon Thunder Organic Acai Berry Formula 500 mg
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The Amazon Thunder product touts itself as being the purest Acai supplement currently available on the market and indeed it does seem as though the results they are able to generate backs this assertion up. While little can be drawn from anecdotal evidence, it is worth mentioning that the people using Amazon Thunder versus Natrol or Source Naturals appear to be just a little more enthusiastic about the process and just a little bit more excited by what happens to them as a result. This can easily be put down to a case of placebo effect, but it is certainly something that is still worth keeping in mind when you are making your decision.
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Source Naturals Acai Extract Capsules 500 mg
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Source Naturals is a company that gets their Acai imported from the Amazon Rainforest just like the Amazon Thunder product, which is perhaps one reason to doubt the anecdotal evidence that suggests that Amazon Thunder has a better product. Since they both come from the same tree and the same geographical location, there is every reason to think that Source Naturals has an Acai product that is just as good as the one that Amazon Thunder puts on the marketplace. Reading about all three of these products is certainly a good idea before purchasing though, as outside of the effectiveness of the Acai berry that is inherent to all three, you might have a personal preference that would be enhanced by hearing what others have to say on the matter. Source Naturals does have its own set of great testimonials however, so it is certainly no slouch in that category.
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I Love acai berry and these products are very effective for health. Your Article sounds good. Keep posting more information about acai berry.
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