Avocado In Daily Diet Lowers Bad Cholesterol Levels

Journal of the American Heart Association published a study citing that a daily diet of one avocado can help overweight and obese indiviuals improve their bad cholesterol levels.

Researchers used data gathered from forty five overweight or obese patients between the ages of 21 and 70, through three different diets to come up with their results. They found that patients had lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels and better blood measurements after the avocado diet. LDL is considered the "bad cholesterol" while monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat are considered to be healthy for the body. These measurements are all considered to be cardio-metabolic risk factors in ways that are independent of the heart-healthy fatty acid effects.

Aside from this latest study, recent research also point out that anti-oxidants found in avocados, specifically in avocado oil, are far better than those found in other fruits.

The authors of the study wants people to focus on eating a heart-healthy diet that includes avocados and other nutrient-rich food sources of better fats.

In addition to the article, the AHA/ASA also released an infographic on the different kinds of fats and the effect it has on the body:

Avocados Contribute To Significantly Better Nutrient Intake and More Positive Health Indicators

New analysis of data suggest that people who consume avocados as part of their diet have a better diet quality, higher nutrient intake levels and manifests more positive health indicators than those who don't.

The avocado fruit (Persea Americana) has recently been researched as a good source of anti-oxidants. The anti-oxidants found in avocados, specifically in avocado oil, are far better than those found in other fruits.

Last year, research done at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in México showed that avocado contains anti-oxidants protect mitochondria (the part of the cell responsible for producing energy) from free radicals.

Anti-oxidants found in other fruits and vegetables are unable to protect the mitochondria enabling free radicals to damage it. This causes energy production to stop causing the cell to collapse and die.

Now, in a related study by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), data confirms the health benefits of consuming avocados and expands on the previous study by including other beneficial factors such as positive health indicators and better nutrient intake.

Avocado Oil - Healthy Treatment Against Aging And Harmful Free Radicals

Avocado oil is the edible oil that is pressed from the avocado fruit (Persea Americana).

Avocado oil functions well as a carrier oil for other flavors. It is high in monounsaturated fats and vitamin E. For culinary purposes, it is used as an ingredient in other dishes and as a cooking oil. Other purposes of avocado oil is for lubrication, and in cosmetics for its regenerative and moisturizing properties.

Avocado oil: The 'olive oil of the Americas'?

Mexican researchers find the fruit bolsters cells’ power centers against harmful free radicals

Atmospheric oxygen facilitated the evolution and complexity of terrestrial organisms, including human beings, because it allowed nutrients to be used more efficiently by those organisms, which in turn were able to generate more energy. However, as we find out more about how oxygen molecules work inside the body, more attention is being paid to their not-so-good effects, and researchers are seeking ways to thwart them.

A number of environmental factors -- such as pollution, cigarette smoke and radiation -- can turn the oxygen molecules found in mitochondria, the power plants of cells, into free radicals. These unstable molecules destroy virtually all the normal molecules forming cells, such as lipids, proteins and even DNA, by turning them into free radicals, too. This destructive phenomenon is associated with aging and occurs in a variety of diseases, including hypertension and diabetes, which represent major challenges for health systems due to their great social and economic costs. Those costs have motivated scientists worldwide to undertake intensive searches for substances that bolster cell resistance to the harmful effects of free radicals.