Açaí Flashcards
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Acai Grown in
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Acai Produces
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Acai means
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important food source for
indigenous peoples of the Amazon region.
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Acai Hype”
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Acai Berry
Food
Supplement
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Acai Berry
Health claim
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Acai Supplement - Withdrawal 2010
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How to Prove Health Benefits Acai Berry?
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Acai Berry – Health Claims
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Acai Berry – Composition
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Acai Berry – Biological Effects
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Acai Berry – Health Benefits and Mechanism of Action
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Polyphenols, anthocyanins
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Stains ocular membranes
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MRI test.
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Safety of Acai Berry - Precautions
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Acai Berry
Pregnancy & lactation
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Euterpe oleracea, Euterpe badiocarpa
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Grown in native to tropical Central and ———
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reddish-purple fruit.
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Acai” (native people) means———
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food source
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Nutritional composition:
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Many health claims>>>——-
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Health claim (US) ————-purposes → no definitive
evidence
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Gallic Acid
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Anthocyanins
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Phenolic compounds
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Flavonoids
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Ameliorating properties over metabolic syndrome
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Improvement of endothelial function
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Neuroprotective effects
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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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No genotoxic effects
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Clinical study on ——— did not show significant effect
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————improvement in endothelial function and inhibition of platelet
aggregation
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No high-quality independent studies have been published about the efficacy of acai supplements in promoting———
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In a laboratory study examining the safety profile of an—————
found no changes in body weight compared with controls.
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Some clinical studies in————- showed effects
| on biological markers → further clinical studies are required
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Stains ocular membranes
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Acai dye (25%) successfully used to identify the posterior hyaloids and internal limiting membranes (ILMs) during————-
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Limited reliable information about the safety of acai as a———-.
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People who are allergic to acai or to plants in the _———-family
should not consume acai.
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Chagas’ disease
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American trypanosomiasis
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Acai berry is widely consumed as an———-
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