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You Acai Supplement May Just Be Made Of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

New York, NY 2/10/2010 02:18 PM GMT (TransWorldNews) – Natural alternatives to weight loss continues to gain worldwide popularity, as these are better than resorting to synthetic (chemical and human-engineered) weight loss pills that may cause more harm than good. “Natural” means “not genetically modified or human engineered“.

It’s disturbing however to find out that your acai berry supplement is genetically modified.

The problem is a chemical called magnesium stearate that comes off as the “other ingredient” in your product label. About 90% of all acai berry products are made of such genetically modified organisms to make the encapsulation process cheaper. This is the magnesium salt or the stearic acid from corn or soy, that about 80% of these crops in the US are already genetically modified.

Bob Peters, Director of Communications for PowerSupplements.com thinks that the use of magnesium stearate is “just a way for companies to save money”, and that the genetically modified compound just “serves no major advantage or importance for consumers”. He continues to advice that looking for an acai berry supplement that does not use magnesium stearate is just the best way to go.

Acai products like the Perfect Acai do not use any magnesium stearate and is 100% certified as a non-GMO supplement.