The benefits of Avocado

The Avocado fruit gives us many macro and micro-nutrients precious.

Let's see together what are in this summary diagram.

Avocado contains fat, but a good percentage are mono-unsaturated fats (to understand, such as olive oil). Contains a good percentage of fibers (7 g), potassium(485 mg), a good dose of vitamin C and vitamin B6. Micro-nutrients are therefore represented by omega 3, useful for the cardio-circulatory apparatus, anti oxidants and beta-sitosterol. Beta sitosterol is a phytosterol that is useful for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.

In general the proportion of sugars is fairly low, and the presence of fat it lowers the glycemic index in total, so it is a fruit that can use people who have a difficulty in the management of sugar, in the event of hyperglycemia and diabetes type II. To combine properly during the day, because obviously the calories of fruit are high, but as you know (or rather knows who follows me and my patients) calories aren't the only thing keeping account ...