Avocado has always been popular. Weight loss, anti-aging, liver protection, beauty, avocado is really that amazing?

Avocado contains a lot of nutrients, avocado is one of the few fruits with a high percentage of fat, and mainly monounsaturated fat, that is, similar to olive oil.

Another similarity between the two is that avocados also contain high levels of polyphenols and other plant compounds, all of which are beneficial to human health.

Avocados are also high in carotenoids, and lutein, one of the carotenoids, is an important nutrient for brain health and vision.

The polyphenols and flavonoids in avocados include rutin, resveratrol, and curcumin. Not to mention calcium, magnesium, scale, potassium, and B vitamins.

A systematic analysis in 2017 concluded that multiple clinical intervention studies have demonstrated that avocados can lower blood lipids, lower blood pressure, fight diabetes, lose weight, reduce atherosclerosis, prevent cardiovascular disease, and have a host of other benefits.

There are few clinical studies on avocados for skin improvement.

An intervention clinical study published in 2020 showed that 20 healthy subjects participated in a trial where a cream containing avocado oil was applied for 12 consecutive weeks, and after the trial period, it was found that 45% of the subjects had improved skin, including increased elasticity and improved wrinkles.

In 2017 a team of researchers from Tufts University in the US published a controlled clinical study in which healthy elderly subjects, divided into multiple groups underwent a 6-month dietary intervention study, eating avocado, potatoes, and chickpeas.

The subjects who ate avocado every day had improved attention and memory, increased macular pigmentation, and a positive correlation between increased macular pigmentation and working memory and problem-solving ability after the trial period.

The study concludes that diets that include avocado may be effective in improving cognitive performance.

Avocado is considered a magical presence among fruits and even among all foods.

But don't expect too much from its health benefits, and don't expect to lose weight on it. A medium-sized avocado is 200kcal, equivalent to a small bowl of rice.

In addition, avocado is rich in potassium. People with abnormal kidney function are not recommended to consume too much high-potassium food to avoid causing metabolic abnormalities.

Daily eating more soy products, fruits, and nuts can completely replace the nutrition of avocado, there is no need to over-promote a single food, diversified diet is more worthy of promotion.

Eat more different kinds of fruits, more favorable to the body.