Avocado's to the rescue

From the desk of Herb Duncan

 

I remember just in as little as six years ago the so-called “diet craze” was to eliminate all fats from your diet to lose weight. So millions of women believe this trash and couldn’t figure out why it almost made them pull their own hair out to try and maintain such a thing. The truth is and always will be, your body needs fats, Proteins and carbs in certain percentages to maintain proper bodily function. The sad thing is the truth is always getting manipulated in order to make profits. Rather then telling people the whole truth to promote optimal fitness and health. Any way you slice it, the avocado is known to have a high good fat content but has other nutritional benefits as well. The fruit is energy-rich with folate, antioxidants A, B6 and C; are rich with protein, vitamins E, B1, B2 and B3. Avocados have no salt, and are also high in fiber according to the USDA guidelines

(United States Department of Agriculture), one avocado contains:

3.98g protein
14.8g carbohydrate
30.8g total fat (good Fats)
10g fiber
1,204mg potassium (60% more than bananas)
15.8mg Vitamin C
124mcg folate
1,230IU Vitamin A

In recent studies, it was discovered that lutein (a carotenoid) found in avocados helps to protect or prevent prostrate cancer and eye diseases such as cataracts. In another experiment conducted by the University of Queensland (Australia), scientists concluded that an avocado-rich diet led to a 10-20% decrease in recurrent coronary attacks, and a 4-8% decrease in death in patients with coronary heart disease (if the diet was followed for at least five years).

Research at UCLA found that California avocados have almost twice as much Vitamin E as previously reported, leading other fruits such as kiwi, nectarines, grapes and peaches. Avocados also contain four times more "betasitosterol" than any other fruit, which aids in lowering blood cholesterol levels.

Sounds like a perfect fruit if you ask me, but I'll let you be the judge!