Acai Berry and Weight Loss
Monday, March 23rd, 2009How Acai Encourages And Helps Weight Loss
While the acai berry offers several health benefits that help people live long, energetic and healthy lives, studies have shown that it can also help folks lose weight. Providing a unique blend of ingredients, the acai berry works with your body’s internal processes to help digest and metabolize food more quickly while allowing your muscles to burn fat and calories more efficiently. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how this provocative fruit succeeds where fad diets and resolutions so often fail.
Fatty Acids In Acai Increase Metabolism
Our bodies need several different fatty acids to maintain our health. They’re known as “essential fatty acids.” Fortunately, our bodies can produce most of them. However, there are two that we can’t produce: Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids. Because we need them to remain healthy, we have to get them from other sources. The acai berry is rich with these two fatty acids.
Fatty acids in general, and Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids in particular, help increase your metabolism. Your metabolism impacts your body’s ability to burn fat. A higher (or faster) metabolism, helps you to lose weight more quickly. In providing Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, the acai berry can help you shed the pounds you want.
Fiber In Acai Improves Digestion
Many people eat too much processed food with high levels of saturated fat. Your body is unable to digest this food easily. Because the food is not digested properly, your body can’t eliminate it effectively. So, much of it becomes absorbed throughout your body and you eventually gain weight.
The acai berry contains a generous amount of fiber. Fiber allows your digestive tract to move food through your body. Eventually, the food is eliminated. Even saturated fats are helped along by the presence of fiber. Also, because the acai berry has plenty of fiber, you’ll feel full more quickly and you’ll be less likely to snack on junk food. These factors work together to help you lose weight and keep it off. (more…)
