Avocados are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, which can lower blood cholesterol levels, thus reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke, but this "good" fat is also rich in olive oil, sunflower oil and various nuts.
According to a study published in the American Journal of Diabetes Care, eating avocados regularly can stabilize blood sugar levels and help fight diabetes. Myers believes that even so, we should pay attention to eating avocados in moderation, because they contain more calories than most green fruits and vegetables.
Take the most common Haas avocado as an example. Each avocado contains about 300 calories, while the same weight of broccoli contains only about 40 calories. Myers suggested that men can eat an avocado every day, and women should eat half or a quarter.
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Avocado is not a good weight loss product, and its nutrition is not higher than other fruits. Fan Zhihong, an associate professor at the College of Food Science of China Agricultural University, said that compared with other fruits, avocados are low in vitamin C and minerals. In addition, the content of vitamin E in avocado is not more than some nuts and seeds, and the monounsaturated fatty acids in avocado are not as much as those in camellia oil, olive oil and almond oil.
In other words, as a kind of food, avocado has limited nutritional function. In order to keep healthy, we should pay attention to the balance of various foods in our diet.
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