A daily avocado may help control your cholesterol levels

High cholesterol, which is also known as hypercholesterolemia, is a primary risk factor for heart disease and stroke reports. Many people are searching for nutritional suggestions to help control hypercholesterolemia in order to avoid the side effects which may be seen with drug treatment for this problem. The American Heart Association reported on Jan. 7, 2015 that a daily avocado may help control bad cholesterol.

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According to new research eating just one avocado a day as part of a heart healthy, cholesterol-lowering moderate-fat diet may help improve bad cholesterol levels in people who are overweight and obese. The researchers evaluated the effect which avocados had on traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors by using unsaturated fatty acids from avocados instead of saturated fatty acids from a standard American diet. It was observed in comparison to the baseline average American diet, low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which is the so called bad type of cholesterol, was 13.5 mg/dL lower after consuming the moderate fat diet which included an avocado.

The LDL levels were also markedly lower with the low fat diet which included avocado than in other types of low fat diets. There were also more favorable blood measurements of total cholesterol and triglycerides with the avocado diet versus other cholesterol lowering diets. Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D., senior study author, has said we should focus on getting people to eat a heart healthy diet which includes avocados along with other nutrient rich food sources of better fats.

This study has been published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Avocados have been found to be a nutrient dense source of monounsaturated fatty acids which can be used to replace saturated fatty acids in a diet in order to lower low density lipoprotein cholesterol. The results of this study indicate that avocados have positive effects on cardio‐metabolic risk factors which may go beyond their heart healthy fatty acid profile. The bottom line is avocados are delicious and eating at least one a day may actually help you live longer by helping to control your cholesterol levels.

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