According to the marketing, Acai berry can:

• increase energy levels
• improve sexual performance
• improve digestion
• help you sleep
• detoxify the body
• contains high levels of fiber
• improved skin appearance
• helps heart, diabetes and other chronic illnesses
• reduces cholesterol

There are even claims that it will help with a penis size and makes men more viril and sexually attractive to women! The problem with these claims is that there have been no controlled studies to back these claims up, nor has it been evaluated by the FDA. There have been reports of bad marketing schemes that let you sign up for a free trial, only to have your credit card billed before you have evaluated the product at all.

Now for some real facts about the Acai berry. It does contain about ten times more antioxidants than grapes and double that of blueberries, and if you can get it locally, it could be a good fruit to add to your diet, but don’t expect miracles.