Avocado: super food for cancer prevention and weight loss

(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, avocados are in harvest season so they are easy to find in markets, supermarkets... Avocados are often considered a healthy food and the fat content of avocados makes them a superfood.

Avocado.

Avocado helps prevent breast cancer:

Avocados contain large amounts of carotenoids, which help the body absorb carotenoids from fruits and vegetables thanks to their healthy fat content. Avocados contain vitamins C and E, which boost the body’s antioxidant capacity and help reduce the oxidation of “bad” cholesterol. Avocados also contain antioxidants such as epicatechin, violaxanthin, neochrome, and many others. Antioxidants help neutralize the effects of free radicals that are harmful to cellular metabolism.

Glutathione is the body’s master antioxidant. When liver glutathione levels increase, the liver is able to detoxify more effectively and protect cells from oxidation. Increased glutathione levels help keep cells healthy, and avocados are rich in glutathione.

Reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men:

Avocados contain lutein, a cancer-fighting carotenoid. Lutein protects the eyes from serious diseases like macular degeneration and cataracts. An anti-cancer component of avocados is glutathione, which can significantly reduce the risk of mouth and throat cancers. Avocados are also rich in potassium, vitamins, and heart-healthy fats.

Phytochemicals and phytonutrients in fruits help kill cancer cells. Avocados help absorb carotenoids - organic substances that have beneficial effects on the skin, eyes and teeth. Just 50g of avocado helps the body double the absorption of carotenoids.

Carotenoids help protect people from cancer, heart disease, and age-related macular degeneration. The concentration of carotenoids in this fruit is found in the dark green flesh of the avocado, the part closest to the skin.

The antioxidants in avocados help neutralize the effects of free radicals that damage cell metabolism.

Losing weight:

New research shows that avocados can help reduce body weight, body mass index, and waist circumference.

Research published in Internal Medicine Review found that people who ate avocados were 33% less likely to be overweight or obese and 32% less likely to have an increased waist circumference than those who did not eat avocados. Furthermore, eating avocados may also lead to better diets because people who ate avocados had higher intakes of fiber, total fat, good fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids), vitamins E, C, folate, magnesium, copper, and potassium. In addition, people who ate avocados also had lower intakes of total carbohydrates, sugar, and sodium than those who did not.

Avocado smoothie.

The study also found that including avocados in the diet can be a way to meet recommended fruit and vegetable intake and improve physical fitness. Avocados can be considered part of an overall healthy diet.

Eating avocados also helps regulate insulin levels and reduce homocysteine ​​levels, which are linked to an increased risk of heart disease. In the study, the team evaluated 29,684 people aged 19 and older.

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