Hubby brought home a bottle of Mon A Vie last night which is a Acai blend drink. It is "suppose" to be high in antioxidants help with joint health and mentions being beneficial for diabetics as it has a low glycemic index. I have a lot of back and joint pain on top of the T2. I'm not looking for any miracle cure for anything (wishful thinking for all of us though), but would like to know if anyone uses any acai products and whether they have seen any benefits.
Kim
All of these drinks sold through multilevel marketing schemes are basically a scam. You are paying big bucks for what is no more than fruit juice you can mix up for about $4.00 a quart with cranberry juice, blueberry juice and a little acai. That compares to $40 a quart for Mon A Vie. In the case of fruit juices low glycemic index is meaningless. It's still a large carb load.
Acai does have some mild appetite suppressing effect. Other than that it is just fruit juice. It doesn't help joint health and it doesn't help diabetics. All of these drinks tout their high amounts of antioxidants. The truth is that there has been no evidence that ingesting large amounts of antioxidants accomplishes anything.
Ron
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