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On the Road to Eating Healthy
By Sean C (Age 16, USA)
Avocadoes
We all love to do little things to help ourselves with our health. Nobody really likes to go on major diets and completely change the way we eat. So doing little things is fun for us and can even make us a lot healthier. One of the greatest fruits for our health is avocados. They are excellent and beneficial to our health in many ways. And to most people they taste amazing.
Basics
Avocadoes have many nutrients such as fiber, vitamin E, potassium, and B-vitamins. They help the body absorb more nutrients from other foods you may be eating with it. They are sodium and cholesterol free. They contain 3.5 grams of unsaturated fat per serving which helps the growth of the central nervous system and the brain.
Benefits
*These facts were found from studies done from numerous researchers.
Avocados help prevent many types of cancers from taking place, and they also prevent the ones that have taken place from growing/spreading.
They help your eyes from aging and keep them fresh and young.
In just one week, avocados can lower your cholesterol by 17%.
They contain vitamin E, monosaturated fats, and glutathione which help your heart.
The folate in avocados helps to prevent strokes.
You can absorb up to five times more of the nutrients from your food when you eat it with avocado.
Helps prevent aging.
Helps prevent many diseases and is great for keeping healthy overall.
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