First of all i saw these ads about Acai berry and how it makes you loose body fat and tone up etc is it true? has anyone here tried it? it contains anti-oxidants, and many other beneficial nutrients, and it is 100% natural so they say.

also atm i am crippled with a broken leg, but i do have a home gym with benxh press, dumbells, lat pull down etc which i can do.

now while im injured i want to make somehting out of this time and loose as much body fat as possible through dieting, and the excersises which i can do.

Height: 6'5
weight: 85kg approx (i lost alot of fat n muscle due to my leg injury because i had a muscle replacement as well)

at the moment, this is what im doing and some stuff like the casine protein shakes, and the wholemeal rice and bread which iv recently introduced to my diet.

My aim is to loose body fat through diet atm, plz tell me how i can improve it.

Breakfast 9 am
.2 eggs with toast +casine protein powder

(in between i have fruits, and nuts)
(i also do leg excersises for my injured leg in between for an hour)

Lunch 1Pm
brown rice/ with meat,chiken or fish dressing ad sometimes veggies


(in between i eat fruits and do abs excersises for an 20 minutes)


Lunch 5PM

i finish the second half of my original lunch + whey protein powder with milk

weights training at 6PM

Dinner 7pm

Plate of vegetables with meat n slad dressing
or
A tuna sandwhich with lettus on wholemeal toast


right before bed i have casine protein powder, which is slow digesting.

i also have vit: A,C,D,Calcium, and fish oil suppliments day and night

Acai berries are very healthy. Probably even more so than other superfood berries like blueberries. However, all of this weight loss hype is just that. Hype.

I took Acai as part of the 10/10 transformation and can say that it tastes pretty good. For the money, I'd just buy cleaner food sources and take a green tea cap.

I just did a pubmed search on acai, and found a lot of studies on antioxidants, but no studies on weight loss.I won't say I'm an expert on searching pubmed, but I would think I could find something if there was significant research.

I did however find that you can use it for abdominal contrast for CT scans. Wish I could drink acai for my 6 month scan next month instead of that other crap they make me drink :lol:

I did however find that you can use it for abdominal contrast for CT scans. Wish I could drink acai for my 6 month scan next month instead of that other crap they make me drink :lol:

Better in that end than the other. :tucool:

I just did a pubmed search on acai, and found a lot of studies on antioxidants, but no studies on weight loss.I won't say I'm an expert on searching pubmed, but I would think I could find something if there was significant research.

I did however find that you can use it for abdominal contrast for CT scans. Wish I could drink acai for my 6 month scan next month instead of that other crap they make me drink :lol:


so if i want to loose alittle big of body fat and tone up, would you recomend acai berry or anything els?

so if i want to loose alittle big of body fat and tone up, would you recomend acai berry or anything els?

I don't think it will help body fat loss much, but it has health benefits outside of that.

To lose body fat, eat clean and lift hard. If you have time, do a little energy system work (cardio).

I don't think it will help body fat loss much, but it has health benefits outside of that.

To lose body fat, eat clean and lift hard. If you have time, do a little energy system work (cardio).


i would except its a bit dificult to do cardio with broken leg, so im looking at other alternatives to loosing body fat whiile im stuck

i would except its a bit dificult to do cardio with broken leg, so im looking at other alternatives to loosing body fat whiile im stuck

Are you using a rehab center? In my experience, they have arm cycles. Regardless, the point remains the same.

You will probably have the greatest success losing weight via diet at the moment, but I don't know of any evidence acai berries are effective fat-burners. :)

You will probably have the greatest success losing weight via diet at the moment, but I don't know of any evidence acai berries are effective fat-burners. :)

You mean Rachel Ray isn't evidence? :confused:

;)

You mean Rachel Ray isn't evidence? :confused:

;)

She's evidence of something!

Mmmm...Rachel Ray....:love:

First of all i saw these ads about Acai berry and how it makes you loose body fat and tone up etc is it true? has anyone here tried it? it contains anti-oxidants, and many other beneficial nutrients, and it is 100% natural so they say.There's a new report just this week about this in Nutrition Action Healthletter. CTV reports (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090323/acai_090323/20090323?hub=Health):

The consumer advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, is warning that not only are the açai diets questionable, many are offered through an online scam.

There's no evidence whatsoever that diet pills made with açai (pronounced a-sigh-EE) will help flatten tummies, cleanse colons, enhance sexual desire, or perform any of the other commonly advertised functions, the CSPI warns in a news release Monday.

What's more, many of these pills are offered through "free, risk-free" 14-day trial offers that are really part of a scheme called "negative option" advertising.

The companies offer samples of the products but then charge the customer's credit card month after month unless the consumer cancels the order.

Acai began attracting attention in 2005 with word that the Brazilian fruit's juice was especially high in antioxidants, which are thought to slow or preventing the oxidative damage from oxygen from free radicals.

The CSPI says in fact, acai juice has no more antioxidants than grape, blueberry, or black cherry juices. What's more, there is no credible evidence that antioxidants in themselves can promote weight loss.


You can read the CSPI's article here (http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/fraud_alert_-_internet_scams.pdf)

There's a new report just this week about this in Nutrition Action Healthletter. CTV reports (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090323/acai_090323/20090323?hub=Health):
The consumer advocacy group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, is warning that not only are the açai diets questionable, many are offered through an online scam.

There's no evidence whatsoever that diet pills made with açai (pronounced a-sigh-EE) will help flatten tummies, cleanse colons, enhance sexual desire, or perform any of the other commonly advertised functions, the CSPI warns in a news release Monday.

What's more, many of these pills are offered through "free, risk-free" 14-day trial offers that are really part of a scheme called "negative option" advertising.

The companies offer samples of the products but then charge the customer's credit card month after month unless the consumer cancels the order.

Acai began attracting attention in 2005 with word that the Brazilian fruit's juice was especially high in antioxidants, which are thought to slow or preventing the oxidative damage from oxygen from free radicals.

The CSPI says in fact, acai juice has no more antioxidants than grape, blueberry, or black cherry juices. What's more, there is no credible evidence that antioxidants in themselves can promote weight loss.
You can read the CSPI's article here (http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/fraud_alert_-_internet_scams.pdf)

surely that answers my question, what a timely report, i knew it was too good to be true

surely that answers my question, what a timely report, i knew it was too good to be true

I used a bottle of the stuff, it's actually fairly bland tasting juice, and I didn't notice any change. *shrug*