WORLD’S ENERGY

“Açaí” is a natural source of energy; it gathers a rich combination of amino acids, minerals, and carbohydrates. It is the most complete fruit in the whole nature; it is capable to connect both physical and mental health, to slow down the aging process, improving the cardiovascular system as well as balancing energy and physical condition.

HEALTHY LIFE, NUTRITION AND ENERGY

“Açaí” has been feeding Amazon people for centuries and its properties benefits life furnishing it with nutrition and energy to everyone who consumes it. Bony “Açaí” manufactures and transforms the Amazon fruit into a surprisingly pulp, aggregating special nutrients which are good for one’s health, also it offers a incomparable nutritional power besides furnishing great business opportunities among international companies that are worried with their costumers health and well-being.

To Bony “Açaí”, the “açaí” is not only a ordinary investment but a new concept of life, as “açaí” has unimaginable properties as a substance called anthocyanin , a powerful antioxidant found in large quantities in “açaí” more than in red wine or any other red fruit. The anthocyanin fight cancer cells neutralizing free radicals.

It is a source of health and energy which has been known for centuries among Amazon people and now it has conquered the world due its amazing nutritional qualities. “Açaí’s” success, as source of health and energy, beings in Rio de Janeiro in Jiu-Jitsu’s gyms, as energy supply for the fighters. And it has earned its status as a very efficient food supply, since then, “açaí” became popular among sports’ practitioners. It went down the drain the idea of consuming “açaí” as a matter of fad, because science has proved its efficiency, like it is possible to see as follows:

Anthocyanins, Açaí and Health

Scientific interest in compounds from plant has increased, since epidemiological studies suggest that diets with a high intake of vegetables and fruits may reduce the incidence of some degenerative diseases.

Some fruits are rich in anthocyanin pigments, a group belonging to flavonoids, the widespread class of phenolic compounds. They are particularly abundant in red and purple berries and fruits as well as in red wines; thus, they play an important role in human and animal nutrition.

Likewise other flavonoids, the significance of anthocyanins has been discussed in relation to a wide range of physiological functions such as
improvement of vision, anticancer activity, and also in their implication in neural dysfunction and cognitive-intelligence decline. Moreover, it was found that fruit
extracts containing anthocyanins were effective in reversing age-related deficits in several neural and behavioral parameters, motor behavior on the rod walking and maze performance.

There is a great deal of research suggesting that one of the most important factors mediating the deleterious effects of aging on behavior and neuronal function is a decreased antioxidant/oxidative/inflammatory stress balance.

Researches from the University of Barcelona (Spain) utilized fruits and a vegetables identified as being high in antioxidant activity via the oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay (ORAC) and showed that dietary supplementation (for 8 weeks) with spinach, strawberry or blueberry (BB) extracts was effective in reversing age-related deficits in neuronal and behavioral function in aged (19 months) rats. However, only the BB supplemented group exhibited improved performance on tests of motor function.

Lyophilized extract of berries was shown to have memory-enhancing, anxiolytic and locomotion increasing effects in mice, as well as protective effects against free radical-induced DNA damage in the brain. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that flavonoids (including anthocyanins) and other polyphenols can have effects in cell signaling and decrease oxidative damage, and also suggest that they might act directly on cognition. These effects may contribute to the prevention of age-related and pathological degenerative processes in the brain. The effects of these compounds in these pathological conditions remain to be tested.

According to researchers from the Vanderbuilt University (Department of Medicine - USA), bronchial asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways.

Oxidative stress may play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma such as enhancing AHR, mucus secretion, and bronchoconstriction. In a population-based study, conducted by researches from the King´s College (London), a higher intake of selenium and apples may protect against asthma, and a higher consumption of red wine might reduce asthma severity in some individuals.

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G), a large part of anthocyanin fractions, has protective effects as a scavenger of active oxygen species. Regarding the ageing processes, diets rich in fruits and vegetables appear to be associated with lowered risk for several categories of age-related chronic illnesses, including heart disease and cancer. Cognitive and motor abilities decline during normal aging, and these declines are exaggerated in neurodegenerative disease, which can emerge through different mechanisms.

Epidemiological evidence indicates that antioxidant supplementation may provide neuroprotection against age-related neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. A study with BB-supplemented diet in a transgenic murine model of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) demonstrated increased performance compared to mice on a control diet in a memory consolidation experiment (Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University - USA).

In summary, there is emerging evidence that dietary interventions might provide an effective strategy for preventing or treating AD, and possibly other neurodegenerative disorders.

Euterpe oleraceae (AÇAI) is a large palm tree indigenous to South America. It grows abundantly in the Amazon estuary and on floodplains, in swamps, and in upland regions. Also known as the Cabbage palm, Euterpe oleraceae bears a dark purple, berry-like fruit, clustered into bunches, that serves as a major food source for native and lower class people of Brazil, Colombia, and Suriname (1). A juice prepared from the fruit, popularly called “acai” in Brazil, is consumed in a variety of beverages and food preparations. Recently, much attention has been paid to the antioxidant capacity of its fruit (also called açai) and its possible role as a “functional food”.

Some anthocyanins (ACNs) and several other flavonoids have been reported in acai. Regarded as predominant phytochemicals in acai, ACNs were believed to be the major compounds that contributed to the overall antioxidant capacity.

Researches from the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, characterized the major polyphenolics and anthocyanins
present in acai pulp and determined their contribution to the overall antioxidant capacity of this palm fruit. Color and pigment stability against hydrogen peroxide, ascorbic acid, and the presence/absence of naturally occurring cofactors was also determined and compared to other commercially available anthocyanin sources.

The stability of acai anthocyanins as a new source of anthocyanin pigments was also established and can be used to determine application and functional
properties of açai in a variety of food and nutraceutical products. Chemical studies have shown that açaí is rich in anthocyanic compounds (cyanidin 3-O-arabinoside, cyanidin 3-O-glucoside, cyanidin 3-O-rutinoside) and other polyphenols. Many evidences suggest that diet rich in polyphenols might be involved in protection against cardiovascular risk. This beneficial effect of polyphenols may be due to many actions as antioxidant that increases bioavailability of nitric oxide, acting as vasodilator and antihypertensive.

Finally, it appears that açai extract may act in the cander field. Their chemopreventive effects have not only been linked to their antioxidant activity but also to their ability to mediate other physiological functions related to cancer suppression such as antiproliferative and antimutagenic activity. Stephen Talcott and his group, from the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, demonstrated that açai is a rich source of bioactive polyphenolics that contains pro-apoptotic and antiproliferative activities against leukemia cancer cells. They also confirmed the importance of investigating whole food systems when evaluating the potential health benefits of these compounds due to their non additive response in cell culture models.

- Paper Compiled By Mario Andre Leocadio-Miguel, PT, PhD. School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo – Brazil.

FAT ACID

• 60% of omega 9 - monounsaturated fat acid – essential to help reducing LDL levels (bad fat) and to help maintain levels of HDL (good fat).
• 12% of omega 6 - polysaturated fat acid - responsible for reducing LDL levels.
• Fat acids help in the absorption and in the transportation of Vitamins A, E, D and K.

VITAMINS AND MINERALS TO KEEP BALANCE

Vitamins uphold physical and metal well being and they must be taken daily, because they are not produced by the body. Minerals are necessary to balance body health. “Açaí” is rich in iron and important to wrestle anemia.

FIBERS HELP THE INTESTINAL SYSTEM

There’s a great synergy among monounsaturated fat (healthy), food fibers and fitoesteroides that contribute to the cardiovascular and digestive system and yet, prevent diseases.

FITONUTRIENTS IMPROVE IMMUNITY

Named after the nutrients found in vegetables, “Açaí’s” fitonutrients are flavonoides, that are also antioxidants which benefit precocious aging, prevent cancer and heart diseases.

AMINOACIDS INCREASE BODY’S ENERGY

“Açaí” has an essential, almost perfect, compound of aminoacids responsible for its flavor and for promoting, along with other mineral substances, an adequate muscle contraction and regeneration, ideal to keep a good physical condition.

CARBOHYDRATE. FUEL DO THE BODY

Found in “Açaí”, carbohydrates have the function to storage energy that will work as body fuel, which is necessary to the performance of any physical exercise.

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