Apart from being a healthy monounsaturated fat which your body readily uses for energy, avocado’s have many health benefits such as:
1. Lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol and helps elevate HDL (good) cholesterol by a compound called beta-sitosterol.
2. Anti-Inflammatory properties because of the high phytonutrient compound such as polyphenols and flavonoids.
3. Regulates blood sugar levels by reversing insulin resistence because of high fiber content. Improves cardiovascular health.
4. The vitamin B6 and folic acid in avocados help regulate homocysteine levels which are associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
5. Controls blood pressure because of high potassium content.
6. Anti-aging because of the high antioxidants. Increases the absorption of nutrients. A study suggests that, when participants ate salad included avocados, they absorbed five times the amount of carotenoids (a group of nutrients that includes beta carotene and lycopene) than those who did not include avocados.
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