Carol DM
Continuing with my Top Ten Healthiest Foods in the World Series.
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Now for the # 3 healthiest food in the world. As you can see from the photo, it is Avocado.
Avocado or alligator pear is a healthy fruit that has been cultivated since 8000 B.C in South America. Today this fruit cultivate in large quantity in Mexico, Chile, Dominican Republic and United States. The avocados are rich in many essential minerals and vitamins including Vitamin A, D, C, B-6, B-12, Magnesium, Calcium and Iron.
Health benefits of avocado
- The dietary fiber content in avocado can reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
- The high level of poly-unsaturated fats in avocados can cutdown the blood cholesterol level.
- Avocado contains one of most essential omega 3 fatty acid known as alpha-lenolinic acid. It reduces the risk of pneumonia, hypertension, heart diseases and regulate blood pressure.
- The high level of monounsaturated fats in avocados can regulate the sugar level in your blood.
- Avocados are a rich source of powerful antioxidants known as carotenoid lutein. It helps to reduce the risk of two main eye problems –macular degeneration and cataracts.
- The high level of folic acid in avocado can prevent against birth defects.
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Is Avocado on your list of favorite and healthy foods?
i love Avo!!!
guacamole, or simply sliced on top a salad.
one of my favorites!
Same here, and to know it’s healthy makes it taste better.
they have been saying it is one of the super foods for a bit now.
I love avocados. It is really high on my super food list.
I agree Dawn, it is one of my favorites.
We have not had the opportunity to buy avocados in our country for a long time. Now that’s settled.
That is too bad, I would send you some if I could.
This I knew. I love pear… as we call it in Yard.
Most do I think. Pears? They are great fruits as well.
We don’t grow the Bartlett ones in the US here… we have pear trees which grow avocado pears… I guess they can be called.
Oh wow I never heard of that before.
I some says to you; “You want pear?” they are asking if you want avacado