If a woman eats avocado every day for 2 weeks it can help with weight management and even improve the woman's heart and brain health.
Regularly eating of avocados can also play a supportive role in maintaining of heart health and cardiovascular health and also can be linked to a reduced risk of heart disease.
The favorable sodium to potassium ratio of avocados also aids in regulation of blood pressure.
The fiber in avocados can also improve your HDL cholesterol levels and also improve the quality of your LDL cholesterol.
Adding 2 servings of avocados per week to a heart healthy diet can lower your risk of developing heart disease.
Avocados can help with weight loss and also aid in the reduction of belly fat.
Although avocados on their own cannot simply burn belly fat, the avocados fiber and healthy fats promote fullness and can also improve overall diet quality and aid weight management as part of a healthy and balanced diet.
However one avocado a day doesn't significantly reduce visceral belly fat, but it can help to redistribute the fat to less harmful forms of fat that are found in women.
Although avocados are healthy and packed with nutrients, avocados are also packed with calories.
The recommended serving size of avocados is a 50 gram portion or about a third of a medium sized avocado which has around 75 calories.
Avocados are a nutrient-dense superfood and are rich in healthy monounsaturated fats, fiber, and over 20 vitamins and minerals (especially K, E, C, and potassium).
Consuming avocados promotes heart health by lowering "bad" LDL cholesterol, supports digestive health, aids in weight management by increasing satiety, and improves nutrient absorption.
Avocados can help to improve insulin sensitivity and manage blood sugar levels.
Rich in zeaxanthin and lutein, avocados also provide antioxidants that protect your eyes from UV damage and can reduce age related macular degeneration.
Avocados also help your body absorb fat soluble nutrients like vitamins A, D, E and K from other foods and the high healthy fat and fiber content in avocados slows stomach emptying and increases satiety and helps to manage hunger.
And with up to 10 to 15 grams of fiber per avocado, the avocados also promote regular bowel movements and prevent constipation and support a healthy and diverse microbiome.
The high monounsaturated fats and fiber in avocados help to reduce LDL cholesterol and improve cardiovascular health.
And eating at least avocado per week is also associated with a 16 to 21 percent lower risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart disease.