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Brazilian acai berry is 'world's healthiest fruit'

"FIRST it was beetroot, then pomegranate, now a Brazilian berry believed to be the healthiest fruit of all has become the latest must-have nutritional ingredient.

FTC stops fake news sites pushing acai berry diet

Expect to see fewer "newsy" online advertisements hawking acai berry diet pills.Federal regulators announced settlements Wednesday with six online marketers who were accused of using fake news ...

FTC pulls plug on fake news sites pushing acai berry diet pills

Federal regulators announced settlements Wednesday with six online marketers accused of using fake news sites that promised substantial weight loss

Açai pulp demonstrates neuroprotective effects in new mouse study

In the study, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, researchers pre-treated mouse BV-2 microglial cells (a type of immune cell in the brain that protects neurons from oxidative stress and inflammation) with açai pulp fractions.

Açai lowers cholesterol and attenuates atherosclerosis, rabbit study

The adult male New Zealand white rabbits were fed a cholesterol-enriched diet (0.5%) for 12 weeks and then randomized to receive açai (Euterpe Oleracea) extract or water plus a 0.05% cholesterol-enriched diet for another 12 weeks.