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Acai berries began gaining popularity in 2008 when Dr. Mehmet Oz talked about their potential benefits on The Oprah Winfrey Show. They are now consumed around the world as an antioxidant-packed food or health supplement. Because the fresh berries spoil within a day of being picked, they are frequently consumed as a frozen puree or dried powder added to smoothies or trendy acai bowls. What are the health benefits of these berries, and how do they compare to other antioxidant-rich fruits like blueberries? Take a look at the following resources to learn more.
- Acai Berries 101: A Complete Guide (Everyday Health – January 30, 2024)
- What are the health benefits of acai berries? (MedicalNewsToday – October 26, 2023)
- What Is Acai? The Inside Scoop on Acai Benefits (and What to Do With the Berries) (Real Simple – July 18, 2023)
- Acai Berries and Acai Berry Juice – What Are the Health Benefits? (WebMD – July 7, 2023)
- Acai: Everything You Need to Know (Verywell Health – May 24, 2023)
- Health Benefits of Açaí (Health – May 10, 2023)
- Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) in Health and Disease: A Critical Review (Nutrients – February 16, 2023)
- 8 of the Healthiest Berries You Can Eat (Healthline – February 16, 2023)
- 5 Impressive Health Benefits of Acai Berries (Healthline – February 6, 2023)
- Neuroprotective activities of acai berries (Euterpe sp.): A review (Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology – 2022)
- Acai Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits (Verywell Health – September 27, 2021)
- Biological activities of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) and juçara (Euterpe edulis Mart.) intake in humans: an integrative review of clinical trials (Nutrition Reviews – February 8, 2021)
- Chemical Composition and Bioactive Properties of Commercial and Non-Commercial Purple and White Açaí Berries (Foods – October 16, 2020)
- Açaí vs. Wild Blueberries for Artery Function (NutritionFacts.org – August 27, 2020)
- Are Acai Bowls Healthy? Calories and Nutrition (Healthline – December 13, 2019)
- Acai Berry Nutrition Information (Livestrong – May 21, 2019)
- Should You Eat Acai Berries? Here Are the Health Benefits (The Healthy – May 19, 2021)
- Chapter 3.1 – Açai or Brazilian Berry (Euterpe oleracea) (Nonvitamin and Nonmineral Nutritional Supplements – 2019)
- 10 Things You Should Know About Açaí Berries, Nature’s “Purple Gold” (Good Housekeeping – July 23, 2018)
- The antioxidant properties of exotic fruit juices from acai, maqui berry and noni berries (European Food Research and Technology – June 7, 2018)
- Polyphenolic composition and antioxidant activity of açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) from Colombia (Food Chemistry – February 15, 2017)
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Effects of Açaí, an Amazon Plant (Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology – July 2016)
- Açai Fruit as a Source of Bioactive Phytochemicals (Journal of Life Sciences – 2016)
- Chapter 10 – Advances in the study of the health benefits and mechanisms of action of the pulp and seed of the Amazonian palm fruit, Euterpe oleracea Mart., known as “Açai” (Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs – 2016)
- Amazon acai: Chemistry and biological activities: A review (Food Chemistry – July 15, 2015)
- Acai (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
- Acaí Berries (NutritionFacts.org)
- Açai Berries (National Kidney Foundation)
- Acai – Uses, Side Effects, and More (WebMD)
- Are Acai Berries Good for You? (MedicineNet)
- What Are Acai Berries Good For? (MedicineNet)
- What Are the Benefits of Acai Berry Powder? (Livestrong)
- What Is the Nutritional Difference Between Acai & Blueberries? (Livestrong)
