Acai Berry?
 

SO, I was on my myspace and I saw an ad for this Acai Berry diet and it said that it was featured on Oprah. I was just wondering does it work?

I've seen this all over myspace. I really highly doubt it works, mainly because of the ads themselves. They seem so fake. But then again I haven't done any research on it either *shrug*

Acai berry is very high in antioxidants and studies have shown it to be healthy, but I don't see how a supplement made from Acai is going to help you lose weight.

It's a great food source, but just like any flush, all you'll loose is water weight.

Oh, but if you just want to cleanse yourself for a day or two for health benefits and not weight loss, it's probably okay.

Acai is awesome in a smoothie (love those from Planet Smoothie), but besides being very healthy for you, I don't see it really being a weight loss booster.

Its weird how there are sooo many diet pills or whatever that claim to be "featured" on Oprah or CNN or whatever.. i mean is that suppose to make them more believable?
As for this pill i doubt it works.. i doubt any pills will.

I agree jahjah, pills don't work, you just have to workout and eat right.

And be carefule of those "free trial" or "$1 trial" supplements. Usually they are forced opt-in, and they will charge you upward of $60 a month to send you a new bottle every month.

So if you try it, be sure to call and cancel the day you get it. It's probably somewhere in the fine print on the website.

As zenor said, it's a great antioxidant, but that doesn't mean it's a weight loss miracle.

.

Health benefits or no, I tend to shy away from anything claiming to be a "miracle" diet supplement.

I think (could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time :lol:) that if they advertise during the Oprah show, they are allowed to say "as seen on". It doesn't mean that Oprah did a program about it, endorses it, or even knows what it is for that matter - but they want to trick you into thinking there has been some big to-do (that we all missed?) and this is the "miracle-magic bullet" we've all been waiting for. The real "miracle" we've all been waiting for has been right under our noses all along - it's called eating controlled portions of good, nutritional food, and exercising :D BTW - pretty much all of the "miracle" diet pills come with fine print that says "when used with a sensible diet and exercise program" go figure....

That reminds me of all the hoodia ads that say "as seen on CBS 60 minutes". They are hoping you didn't really see it, lol. CBS profiled hoodia but the story did not support hoodia supplements and explained that the results were only favorable when chewing the fresh plant.

Oprah said she drinks green tea, so now there are tons of tea ads claiming "as seen on Oprah" :lol:

Hahaha!!

:D I love stuff like that. You've just gotta laugh.

I was about to post about Acai Berry! =D Well I seen the same add as you. So I looked into it. I was not about to spend so much money on that so I looked it up at the Walmart website and it was about 7 dollars a bottle. I'm not too sure about the weight loss promises. I have noticed eating intake change. I don't eat as much but that could be just me. This is what it says on the bottle...

"Spring Valley Acai provides powerful antioxidant protection. * Antioxidants can enhance the immune system and help the heart, eyes, muscle and skin by protecting against the oxidative effects of free radicals.* Antioxidants are one of our best natural defenses against free radicals and promote overall well-being.*

*Thes statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease."



I like to read fine print too.

Well I like to get walmart supplements because my dad bought some Fish-something supplements. (lol forgot the name) He is Diabetic. Well it helped him when he ran out of his pills to control his sugar level.

So I assumed if that brand from wal-mart help--I will buy the same brand but of Acai. I want to take it for awhile longer before I come to any conclusions about it. Hopefully it lives up to it's description.
:D

Quality Acai Berry
 

Well acai is good for antioxidants but it has no weight loss properties. Wild blueberries are also good for antioxidants and tea as well.