Açaí Flashcards

1
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Acai Grown in

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2
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Acai Produces

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3
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Acai means

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4
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important food source for

indigenous peoples of the Amazon region.

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5
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Acai Hype”

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6
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Acai Berry
Food
Supplement

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7
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Acai Berry

Health claim

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8
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Acai Supplement - Withdrawal 2010

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9
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How to Prove Health Benefits Acai Berry?

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10
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Acai Berry – Health Claims

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11
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Acai Berry – Composition

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12
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Acai Berry – Biological Effects

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13
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Acai Berry – Health Benefits and Mechanism of Action

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14
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Polyphenols, anthocyanins

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15
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Stains ocular membranes

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16
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MRI test.

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17
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Safety of Acai Berry - Precautions

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18
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Acai Berry

Pregnancy & lactation

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19
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Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe badiocarpa

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20
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Grown in native to tropical Central and ———

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21
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reddish-purple fruit.

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22
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Acai” (native people) means———

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23
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food source

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24
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Nutritional composition:

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25
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Many health claims»>——-

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26
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Health claim (US) ————-purposes → no definitive
evidence
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27
Q

Gallic Acid

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28
Q

Anthocyanins

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29
Q

Phenolic compounds

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30
Q

Flavonoids

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31
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Ameliorating properties over metabolic syndrome

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32
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Improvement of endothelial function

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33
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Neuroprotective effects

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34
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Antioxidant activity ————→ protect the body
against the damaging effects of free radicals and the chronic diseases
associated with the aging process.

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35
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No genotoxic effects

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36
Q

Clinical study on ——— did not show significant effect

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37
Q

————improvement in endothelial function and inhibition of platelet
aggregation

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38
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No high-quality independent studies have been published about the efficacy of acai supplements in promoting———

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39
Q

In a laboratory study examining the safety profile of an—————
found no changes in body weight compared with controls.

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40
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Some clinical studies in————- showed effects

on biological markers → further clinical studies are required

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41
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Stains ocular membranes

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42
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Acai dye (25%) successfully used to identify the posterior hyaloids and internal limiting membranes (ILMs) during————-

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43
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Limited reliable information about the safety of acai as a———-.

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44
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People who are allergic to acai or to plants in the _———-family
should not consume acai.

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45
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Chagas’ disease

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46
Q

American trypanosomiasis

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47
Q

Acai berry is widely consumed as an———-

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