Healthy choices in diet bring many alternatives such as the Acai berry, a superfood packed with antioxidants. Learn about the makeup of this fruit and what it taste like.

As the aging population of baby boomers expands the nutrition market, a variety of nutrient rich fruits packed with antioxidants have become available. The most recently noted superfood, acai berry—pronounced (ah-sigh-ee), has taken the market by storm in the past several years. A variety of products ranging from powders to juice combinations are spurring several marketing level programs to promote its benefit. Most notable attention was gained from viewers of the Oprah show in which a frequent guest dermatologist Nicholas Perricone, MD, described his top 10 superfoods:

Weight Loss: Can the Acai Berry Help?

Fad diets come and go; and weight loss supplements go the same way too. Every season of every year, something “new and exciting” comes up and they all end up just like last week’s nuked chicken dinner: at the back of the fridge with hopes that no one will ever recall it ever happened. We all know how difficult it is to lose weight. Just think about it for a second, if it is that easy to stay healthy but slim, wouldn’t everyone be looking exactly like that?

In any case, fad diets and weight loss supplements have their share of the market because people do want to lose those extra flabby arms, and that triple lifesaver around the waist, and those rolling thighs. However, it should be noted that not everything you can avail of from the pharmacist without a prescription can actually be good for you. It is important to get medical advice when trying out a new diet or a weight loss supplement (or any dietary supplement for that matter.) People have varying medical conditions and what may be great for Veronica, may not exactly be good for Betty.

Açaí berries from Brazil have twice the antioxidants of blueberries and taste like blackberries crossed with chocolate.

Okay, this combination sounds too good to be true. It’s healthy, has a bunch of anitoxidant richness and with a subtle tast of chocolate. No wonder the Brazilians are worried the world market has discovered their secret. From the reading I have done, the native people who live near and around the acai palm tend to consume a large quantity each week while we the consumer more or less treat the fruit as a supplement.