acai berry hazards

There are not many fitness hazards associated with the acai berry.

There have been discoveries, however, of the Chagas illness which was caused by consuming berries contaminated by feces from Brazilian parasites.

To date, Chagas illness has only been diagnosed in Latin America. The parasite the it comes from uses small animals as hosts.

Symptoms of the illness include fever, nausea, muscle pains, and sometimes swelling.

acai smoothie
If you love acai, get ready for a new acai frozen smoothie to hit the United States shores later this year.

slow aging with the acai berry
Some findings suggest that eating plenty of high-ORAC foods like the acai berry may help slow the body's aging processes.

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