Agrofood: Avocado Chunks: 12 health benefits.

Avocado is a fruit that provides several health benefits, such as helping to lower "bad" cholesterol and blood pressure, preventing the onset of heart disease, as well as promoting blood sugar control, facilitating weight loss and maintaining healthy skin and hair.

These benefits are due to its antioxidant, vasodilator, hypolipemic, moisturizing and satiating properties, providing vitamins, minerals, fiber and "healthy" fats. In Pescatore Seafood we have developed for you a line of "Agrofoods" where you can find this similar fruit cut in cubes and frozen.

Now, we consider important to refer to the multiple benefits of avocado, because it should be consumed in small portions as it is a very caloric fruit, and can be used in the preparation of various dishes, both sweet and savory.

Nowadays, many of us do not know all the benefits that avocado has if we include it in our diet. It has numerous contributions for our body, which will help to keep us healthy and active. That is why we will explain below all the great benefits that avocado has to offer.

1. Source of energy and nutrients

It contains vitamins K, C, B5, B6 and E, potassium and folic acid. All of these widely benefit the muscular, immune and nervous system, which means that diseases and infections are prevented.

As for its content of vitamins E and C, as well as the rest of vitamins A, D and K, implies that it highly favors the neurological system. It is an excellent antioxidant. In addition, thanks to its high vitamin D content, it is very beneficial for bone health.

2. It has more potassium than bananas.

Potassium helps lower blood pressure. Avocado contains 14% of potassium compared to 10% of bananas, the fruit par excellence source of this mineral.

Also, its high potassium content is ideal to help improve communication between muscles and nerves, which is perfect for reducing the risk of stroke.

3. Avocado is good for the heart

It contains oleic acid, like olive oil, which helps increase good cholesterol and reduce bad cholesterol as well as reduce inflammation. Not only is this fruit completely cholesterol-free, but it also helps lower cholesterol levels in the body.

4. It is rich in fiber

Its high fiber content will help you not only to lose weight but also to reduce blood sugar and the risk of many diseases. Thanks to its high fiber content, it provides a feeling of fullness that will prevent it from promoting good intestinal transit. In this way, constipation is avoided.

5. It is low in cholesterol and triglycerides

Avocado is low in LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides and helps increase HDL (good) cholesterol levels. For this reason, it is recommended by many as a natural medicine or treatment for patients with high cholesterol and triglycerides.

6. If you eat avocado, you will be healthier.

A study showed that people who consumed avocados regularly enjoyed better health than those who did not. The reason for this is the high amount of nutrients, vitamins, minerals and fiber it contains. In addition, it is a fruit with multiple aesthetic benefits.

7. This fruit will help you absorb other nutrients

Avocado facilitates the absorption of other plant nutrients. If you add avocado to your salad, you will make your body absorb the antioxidants of other vegetables that you put in it. The reason for this is the significant concentration of vitamin C, which aids in the reception of natural nutrients.

8. It is good for your eyes

It is rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, two important compounds for eye health. In addition, it is rich in the carotenoid lutein, which has been shown to protect the eyes against the risk of developing cataracts in the medium and long term.

9. Avocado may help to prevent cancer

Avocado extract can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells. Therefore, it is also commonly used as a natural preventive treatment in adult men over the age of 40. It is also highly effective in reducing the side effects caused by chemotherapy treatment.

10. Good for arthritis

Avocado extract can reduce the symptoms of arthritis in the bones. As mentioned above, this is because it is a vitamin D-rich fruit that nourishes the skeletal system by promoting calcium production within the body.

11. Helps you lose weight

Contrary to what you may think at first, its high fiber content and low proportion of carbohydrates make it an excellent food for weight loss.

12. It is very tasty and easy to incorporate into your diet!

This food has multiple recipes so you can integrate it into any preparation.

Avocado is a fruit that has many possibilities in the kitchen and, as you have just seen, has many benefits for your health, for that reason, now you will always have it available in frozen pieces perfectly diced in cubes in Pescatore Seafood.