Acai counteracts oxidative stress, lengthens lifespan in fruit flies
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists found that a commercially available acai berry product can lengthen the lives of fruit flies, when the flies' lives are made short through additional oxidative stress. Under certain conditions (a simple sugar diet) acai supplementation could triple flies' lifespans, from eight to 24 days. Acai could also counteract the neurotoxic effects of the herbicide paraquat on the flies.