Acai Berry Supplement Scams Increase
The acai berry is one of the most controversial products online. It is a perfectly fine berry but marketers have tarnished its reputation by making false claims about its capabilities.
The number of acai berry supplement scams are on the increase and the situation has become so extreme authorities have stepped in to protect consumers.
The acai berry is a small purplish fruit that grows on the acai palm tree in swampy areas in central and South America. The berry contains a large amount of antioxidants, omega fats, fibre and vitamins.
There have been reports that link high levels of antioxidants and Omega fats with weight loss. The berry is being marketed online as a weight loss product that can help shed pounds. However there is no hard scientific evidence that this is true and many people are taking advantage of this.
The amount of people and companies selling the product online has increased at a huge rate over the past five years and many of them are making false claims to try and sell the product.
Many of the marketers claim if taken regularly the acai berry can help combat aging and aid weight loss by increasing the metabolism rate and digestive tract.
The product has now been converted into acai berry supplements and sold in large quantities online. There are a few common scams that some of these companies employ to try and make money.
The first is the free trial that actually isn’t free at all. The company will give you a free sample of the berries, however they will require your details to sign up and will then proceed to bill you for the product for a number of months even though the customer did not sign up for it.
The situation has been getting so out of hand US regulatory authorities have started to clamp down on the rogue elements online.
The US district courts have already ordered Central Coast Nutraceuticals the maker of acai-berry based AcaiPure and colon supplement Colopure to stop making unsupported claims about their product.
The order has now been imposed on a number of other companies until they can come up with any hard scientific evidence to support their claims.
Stick to blueberries…avoid the contraversary, seems to be they look the same and have the same nutritional qualities.