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Avocado for Diets

The Superfoods Good Fats

Do you know that Avocados fit perfectly for healthy diets? And not just fit in, but make it a yummy one for you. It comes from the fact that avocados contain fats that are nutritionally beneficial, with more than 75% of the fat content comprising monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA) fats. Which in short, can improve your blood cholesterol levels and more effective in reducing the risk of heart disease than simply lowering total fat intake. So, let’s find out the best diet for you with avocado!

The Paleo Diet

The Paleolithic diet, often referred to as the Paleo diet, caveman diet, or stone-age diet, is a contemporary trend in dietary preferences. This whole food approach diet emphasizes natural, unprocessed foods such as vegetables, fruits, nuts, roots, and meat, while eschewing dairy products, grains, sugar, legumes, processed oils, salt, alcohol, and coffee.

Avocados are famous for its high healthy fat content and low sugar which makes them a perfect source of fuel and energy than the fructose found in most other fruits for this diet.

Learn more at mayoclinic.org

The Mediteranian Diet

The Mediterranean Diet is a lifestyle inspired by the flavors, traditions, and vitality of the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea. This diet celebrates the bountiful goodness of fruits, vegetables, grains, fish, and lean meats, all enjoyed in harmony. It’s known widely to prevent cardiovascular diseases, increase lifespan, and healthy aging.

Avocados, with their wholesome unsaturated fats, naturally align with this culinary philosophy, earning their place within the Mediterranean Food Alliance Med Mark program.

Learn more at oldwayspt.org

The Mediteranian Diet

The Mediterranean Diet is a lifestyle inspired by the flavors, traditions, and vitality of the countries that surround the Mediterranean Sea. This diet celebrates the bountiful goodness of fruits, vegetables, grains, fish, and lean meats, all enjoyed in harmony. It’s known widely to prevent cardiovascular diseases, increase lifespan, and healthy aging.

Avocados, with their wholesome unsaturated fats, naturally align with this culinary philosophy, earning their place within the Mediterranean Food Alliance Med Mark program.

Learn more at oldwayspt.org

The Dash Diet

The DASH diet has been named Best Healthy Eating diet and Best Overall diet by the U.S. News & World Report. It’s a healthy lifestyle program that emphasizes consumption of fruits, vegetables, fat-free or low-fat dairy products, whole grains, fish, poultry, seeds, and nuts. It was first created to help lower high blood pressure, but can also be a healthy way to lose weight.

Avocado as a fruit that contains significant mono- and poly-unsaturated fats, fits and aligns seamlessly with the principles of this popular diet.

Learn more at The National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

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