The avocado
The avocado
fruit also known as alligator pear is a fruit that comes from the avocado tree.
The avocado tree is native to central and south America which can only grow in
tropical and Mediterranean climates, they only grow in climates with no frost
and little wind, as they require high humidity.
The avocado
benefits :
When looking
at the avocado there are several potential avocado health benefits to be gained
from adding this fruit to your diet but one has to look at the big picture, a
study shows that when consuming avocados the person in general has a significant greater uptake of vitamin E
and K as well as minerals such as potassium and magnesium (all of them very
important)
People who
eat a lot of avocados tend to be healthier and slimmer in general despite the
avocado calories that often lead to people discarding this fruit, the avocado
calories of a single fruit is roughly 250 calories on average making this one
of the more calorie dense and fat dense fruits available, in fact the avocados
are one of the highest in fat content of any fruit in the world.
But the
health benefits of avocado does not stop there on top of plenty of the healthy fats
and a better absorption of certain nutrients vital to your health the avocado
provides a wide range of anti-oxidants such are carotenoid, avocados will also
support your cardiovascular health despite the fact that some believe the opposite due to the fat content,
from a research standpoint the avocado has just the right kind of fat to help
your heart health and this has been proven in studies to be the case, on top of that is the avocado rich in vitamin B6 and folic
acid which help in this regard.
Due to the
high fat content and low sugar content this is the ideal fruit to add to your
diet to keep you blood sugar regulated, for those who don’t know adding fat to
a meal will slow the digestion speed of carbs thus reduce its impact on your
blood sugar levels and the sugars these avocados do have are 7-carbon sugars
which are complex.
Further health
benefits of avocados is the ability to prevent or reduce the change of certain
cancers such as mouth, skin and prostate gland, while this needs further
testing on humans preliminary tests on cancer cells in the lab and on animals
are very impressive and worth considering.
Another avocado
benefit that should be noted is its healthy effect on blood cholesterol after
only 7days, a study has been published showing remarkable results and this
alone makes the avocado a perfect addition to your diet.
One thing
to note is that if you have a latex allergies you may have to be cautious when
first eating this fruit, the high content of chitinase enzymes can give a cross
reaction to those with this allergy.
The avocado
nutrition facts:
The avocado
nutrition facts are that it’s an amazing fruit with plenty of healthy fats,
high amounts of potassium, magnesium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6 vitamin K, vitamin
C and many more vitamins and minerals, it should also be noted that the avocado
fat content will aid in the absorption of fat based vitamins such as Vitamin A
or vitamin E
