It's hard to ignore the hype over açaí, the purple berry that dangles from 60-foot trees in the Brazilian rain forest and has found its way into “detox” beverages and anti-aging creams. Just browse through your e-mail messages or advertisements on Facebook and you’ll get the gist of the claims: “Lose weight with Oprah’s favorite diet secret!” “Eat the berry that Dr. Oz calls the ‘No. 1’ superfood!” ...Read the full article here.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The Açaí Berry
The NY Times covered the controversial acai (pronounced ah-cye-EE). Read an excerpt from the article here:
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