Monday, May 13, 2013

Avocado



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