avocado

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Avocado

Avocado is a fruit that is rich in monounsaturated fats, fiber, and various essential nutrients. It is known for its creamy texture and nutty flavor, and is often consumed in salads, guacamole, and smoothies. In supplement form, avocado is often used for its potential health benefits.

Category
Food Supplement
Molecular Formula
Not applicable
Mechanism of Action
The beneficial effects of avocado are primarily due to its high content of monounsaturated fats, which can help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels, and its rich array of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin C, and various B vitamins.
Evidence Grade
B

Other Names

  • Alligator pear
  • Butter fruit

Primary Benefits

  • Supports heart health
  • Improves digestion
  • Helps in nutrient absorption
  • May aid in weight management
  • Promotes healthy skin and hair

Recommended Dosage

Adults Half to one avocado per day
Children Consult with a healthcare provider

Side Effects

  • Allergic reactions
  • Possible weight gain if consumed in excess

Precautions

  • People with latex allergies may also be allergic to avocado
  • People on warfarin or similar blood-thinning medications should monitor their vitamin K intake, as avocado is high in this nutrient

Interactions

  • Warfarin or similar blood-thinning medications

Key References

  • 'Avocado consumption and risk factors for heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis'. Am J Clin Nutr, 2018
  • 'Hass Avocado Composition and Potential Health Effects'. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr, 2013
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“we had a avocado study where they had two groups groups of people they're eating the same exact diet but one group gets one large hos avocado for lunch and it was funded by the avocado industry a big avocado.”

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“Could we get people healthier faster from an insulin resistance perspective if we recommended overall linoleic acid limitation and said you might actually want to limit pork fat, olive oil, and avocado oil?”

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“Butter and tallow are 2% one and a half to 2% linoleic acid. They're very low compared to olive oil and avocado oil.”

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“i switched my supplement from a fish oil to one that has more oleic acid yeah and oleic acid is the one that activates sort one and you find it in olive oil and avocados”

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“avocado has a lot of healthy fats in it that's it's a fat soluble veggie it's actually quite nutritious and remarkably people eating avocado actually shrink their waistline because actually even though you're eating fat it actually makes you it burns down harmful fat”

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“First, when you're going to eat something, ask yourself a simple question. Did God make this or did man make it? If you don't believe in God, is it a nature made? So, did God make an avocado? Yeah. Did he make a Twinkie? No. If if if God made it, you can eat it. If nature made it, you could eat it. But if man made it, you probably don't want to eat it, right?”

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“fat is so important to remember to eat good fats. Olive oil, avocados are my favorite.”

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“garden no big deal just buy greens from the store celery cucumber lemon ginger and then I add fruit and sometimes avocado for a little bit of fat or some hemp seeds and that's it and that shake is so delicious and so nutritious it's got all of my vegetables it's got the protein it's got fruit it's got everything all the fiber that I need in there because everything's intact it's in a smoothie and I consume that it takes me less than 10 minutes to make”

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“he's on English telev or things with all of his paleo diet which actually a low very low carbohydrate diet he had the avocados there he had the fish oil there he had this different stuff.”

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“I could just walk in and have the Ben Greenfield aisle, which would be like avocado, dark chocolate, start eating, blueberry, like literally like my team, my EA team when I travel, they they have the list that they're supposed to order that is at my hotel room, you know, above the mini fridge when I get there.”

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“omega-3 fats other good fats and polyphenols um and there's a whole category of other things that can be helpful so in terms of the omega-3 fats the fatty fish is really important we talked about things like olive oil avocados nuts and seeds great for the brain”

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How Different Diets Impact Your Health | Dr. Christopher Gardner
Influence of Diets on Health: Insights, Challenges, and Recommendations 35:17 0
“All four of those things could have met the criteria for ultrarocessed food. So, you take those off. They can't have the salad. They can't have the pasta. They can't have the yogurt. And they can't have the avocado toast because you took those all away.”

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Joe Rogan Experience #1735 – Peter Attia
Nutrition, exercise, genetics, disease prevention, and health discussion highlights. 48:45 0
“yes that's avocado mayo i think that's exactly what i was gonna talk about he's got this chipotle avocado mayo and it's all avocado oil and it's like a chipotle pepper seasoning to it and i just take some of that and i put a like a [ __ ] pile of it on the plate and i dip the elk in that so i'm getting my fats that way because you're not really getting much fat in it yeah it's no fat there's no fat in it that's the only thing that's missing from wild game is the fat content so you got to get your fat content from somewhere else”

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