A variety of avocado, avocado is a big hit among people who love guacamole. Learn all about this nutritious fruit!
Highly nutritious, avocado It is a fruit with a similar flavor and appearance to avocado, but smaller and leaner (it has 10% fewer calories).
Second Renata Guirau, nutritionist at Oba Hortifruti, is packed with 11 vitamins and 14 minerals that help maintain heart health and balance cholesterol levels, as well as offering another host of health benefits. Find out what they are below!
Benefits of avocado
According to the professional, avocado is recommended before and after physical exercise, as it promotes the replacement of mineral salts and potassium, preventing cramps.
“Avocado fats, called monounsaturated fats, are considered essential fatty acids, fundamental substances for our health, and have an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant action, which helps in the prevention of chronic diseases. Furthermore, they act in the proliferation of beneficial flora in the intestine and help intestinal transit”, explains the specialist.
And it doesn’t end there: the fruit also helps to give a sense of satiety during meals and is excellent for the maintenance of the cells of the nervous system, such as neurons.
Renata cites studies showing the health benefits of avocado. One of them, published in 2022, revealed that people who regularly consume the fruit maintain better preserved cognitive prevention throughout the aging process.
Other research confirms the effects of regular avocado consumption on cardiovascular health. “It helps control blood pressure, cholesterol levels and improve markers of inflammation. Experts studied people with overweight, diabetes and hypertension and found that patients improved control parameters with regular consumption of avocado,” says the nutritionist.
The specialist also teaches that avocado has an extra component called lutein, which acts above all on vision health and protects the cells of the ocular system from premature aging.
Additionally, there is evidence that the food is a good choice for people who want to reduce body weight. “The fruit helps with satiety and reduces inflammation, which hinders the weight loss process. Consuming one serving of avocado for 12 weeks already demonstrates benefits on metabolic parameters in overweight people,” says Renata.
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How to add avocado to your diet?
The fruit can be eaten for breakfast and as a snack, fresh, with honey, with oat flakes, with muesli, chopped with other fruit or with peanut butter. It can be prepared as a smoothie, whipped with milk or non-dairy milk, placed in the freezer and transformed into a very nutritious homemade popsicle. “The avocado toasts are a success, as well as being easy to prepare and beautiful,” recalls the nutritionist.
For main meals (lunch and dinner), Renata says that avocado can be served on the table in the form of guacamole, in salads and in the preparation of sauces to season salads and meats.
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