The recent emergence of super foods has revealed avocados to be in the exclusive group. Avocadoes have been said to be great for the heart, along with many other benefits. This article is here to inform you of what will happen to your body if you were to eat this super food every day.
1.Your chances of getting cardiovascular disease may be enormously decreased.
- Over the past century or so, scientists have seen a shift in the number of deaths caused by infectious diseases move to chronic diseases. Cardiovascular disease, is at the top of that list; it causes millions of deaths worldwide every year. Avocado helps lower your risk because it lowers bad cholesterol, what scientists call low density lipoproteins. Avocados have been said to help maintain the levels of our good cholesterol (high density lipoproteins) while possibly increasing our insulin sensitivity.
- Avocados are also known to contain antioxidants that help with inflammation and improving blood flow in our blood vessels.2. You may be able to lessen how much your weight fluctuates.
- Avocado is a fat more or less, so why would you be told to eat a fat to help lose some fat. Well it may be weird, but it’s possibly true. Studies have found that foods, like avocado, which help you feel fuller (by eating less) actually helps you eat less.
- It was always found that adding avocado to your diets may be even better than having a low-fat diet in order to lose weight.
3. Your risk of developing cancer may be reduced.
- The number two worldwide killer, cancer. Avocados contain phytochemicals (chemicals that occur naturally in plants) that have been said to help reduce cancer; particularly breast and prostate cancer. This research needs to be further investigated but for now it’s safe to say keep eating your avocadoes.
4. Your eyes and skin will have added protection for many years to come.
- Turns out avocados also contains something called carotenoids. Carotenoids are a type of phytochemical which can help slow down the loss of our eyesight and the chances of our eyes becoming misaligned. These carotenoids also help with UV skin damage, keeping our skin healthier, longer.