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Recently, the acai berry has been marketed as a dietary supplement. Companies sell acai berry products  in the form of tablets, juice, smoothies, instant drink powders, and whole fruit. Marketers of these products, such as Monarch Health Sciences, parent company of Mona vie, make claims that acai provides increased energy levels, improved sexual performance, improved digestion, detoxification, high fiber content, improved skin appearance, improved heart health, improved sleep, and reduction of cholesterol levels. Quack watch noted that “acai juice has only middling levels of antioxidants—less than that of Concord grape, blueberry, and black cherry juices, but more than cranberry, orange, and apple juices.” Furthermore, the extent to which antioxidants by themselves promote health is a matter of some debate.

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