Avocado myth

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While avocados are high in vitamins, phytochemicals and unsaturated

fats, they do not contain cholesterol. Animal products are the only

products on the face of this earth that contain cholesterol...but I

am sure that you know that you do not have to consume cholesterol to

have artheroschlerosis. Ingested fats will either negatively or

positively effect serum cholsterol and also effect the health of your

blood vessels. Avocados, nuts, seeds and other plant sources of

unsaturated fats may actually improve the " good " to " bad " ratio of

cholesterol in the blood, and also may play an important role in

keeping the heart and vessels healthy. There have been numerous

studies done on the role of plant fats in a healthy body...I have not

come across any they have illustrated that unprocessed plant oils as

unhealthy. Hydrogenated oils and fats, often found in margarine,

shortening, jarred peanut butters (not HFS or Smucker's), and most

processed foods are unhealthy and may effect triglyceride levels in a

harmful way. Avocados, and nuts, however contain mostly healthy fats

and can be an essential element in a well-balanced healthy diet. A

medium avocado will contain around 25 grams of fat, about 5 grams of

it being saturated....which is fairly high. If one is eating them

instead of animal fats, however, it is not much. Obviously, if you

are following the Ornish plan to lower cholesterol then none of this

applies :-)

~~G

 

PS--Like nuts, seeds, etc. one can stretch the flavor of avocado by

mixing it with other ingredients. I agree with Rachel, one serving a

day is probably best as diversity is usually key to balance.

 

 

, alanzol@a... wrote:

> Avacados have good fat, but Avacado and Coconut are the two plant

sources of

> cholestrol. A whole one every day is a lot! If I had high

cholesterol I

> would reduce my consumption of them. I believe a serving is about

1/3 or a

> 1/4 of an avacado. I would limit myself to that much in a day.

Just my

> opinion. Rachel

>

> Diane Jarosy wrote:

>

> > Hi I eat avocado every day ,now I have heard they can be bad for

you

> > because of the fat content,Is that so?I have high cholestrol so I

am

> > worried as I eat one every day.Diane

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