What Is an Acai Berry Cleanse?

Acai berries are a nutritious berry that grows on the acai palm, native to the Amazon jungle of Brazil. The berries are used in juices and in nutritional supplement pills because they are high in both fiber and antioxidants. The high fiber content makes them desirable in cleansing diets because the fiber promotes a feeling of fullness.

Function

• An acai berry cleanse can be done by drinking acai juice every day in place of a meal or it can be drunk with meals.

Significance

• Acai berries are popular for diet cleansing because they have a high concentration of nutrients, including calcium and iron as well as antioxidants.

Features

• The cleansing portion of the acai berry cleanse is from the high fiber content. It allows the food the dieter eats to pass through the digestive system faster, cleansing the colon of slow-moving waste.

Types

• In place of acai berry juice, some dieters perform an acai berry cleanse by taking acai berry pills each day.

Considerations

• Many acai berry cleansing products make claims about weight loss or healing illnesses, but those claims have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.