A new long-term study has revealed the secret "power food" for reducing the risk of heart attacks in men and women.

Can you guess what food it is?

A paper published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on Wednesday suggested that consuming at least two servings of avocado a week reduces the likelihood of having a cardiac arrest by 21 per cent when compared to avoiding or rarely eating the fruit.

It was said that while the fruit has proven to be effective in reducing the risk of heart attacks, it is not yet proven if consumers will also benefit from eating avocados to reduce their risk of stroke.

A newly-published study suggested that eating at least two servings of avocado once a week reduces the likelihood of having a cardiac arrest by 21 per cent. Credit: Shutterstock. ​

The study followed more than 68,000 women and 41,000 men enrolled in two long-term government studies on risk factors for chronic disease: the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

The participants were said to be free of any cardiovascular diseases — such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer — at the start of the study.

The participants were also asked to complete dietary questionnaires every 4 years for the 30-year period experiment.

Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health postdoctoral fellow Lorena Pacheco, who authored the study, said that the findings of the research suggest that substituting fatty foods such as butter, cheese, or processed meat, with a serving of avocado — defined as "half avocado or half cup of avocado, which roughly weighs 80 grams" — could lower the risk of heart attacks by 16 per cent to 22 per cent.

It should also be noted that the study did not find a difference in risk reduction when consumers substitute avocado with other foods that are also considered to be excellent sources of good fats, such as nuts, olive oil, and flax seeds.

Aside from dietary adjustments, those who are looking to live a "heart-healthy" lifestyle are encouraged to do the following activities:

• Get plenty of good-quality sleep
• Exercise regularly
• Manage stress
• Limit alcohol
• Avoid the use of tobacco

Experts advised substituting fatty foods such as butter, cheese, and meat products with avocado for a healthier heart. Credit: Thought Catalogue.​

The American Heart Association said that the most important aspect of protecting your heart is to keep your weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol in check.

Has this new fact piqued your interest? We would like to recommend checking out the video below for a few easy and healthy avocado recipes to try.

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[Ricci]

I'm a goner, I don't like or eat Avocados!!

 

[leanneh]

In 1978 my husband and I set up a 1400 tree avocado orchard outside Gatton, QLD and started doing everything necessary to get an 'Organic Grower's Certificate' from the CSIRO. We chose to grow avocados because we had read so much about how beneficial they were to good health. The information about it being a "super food" has been around since the 70s but it has only just become the "in thing". Our children were fed mashed avocado instead of baby food when they were weaned and they all still love avocado as do we. When we had the orchard even our dog loved avocado. He had the shiniest coat you've ever seen. We still eat avocado on toast for breakfast even though these days we have to buy them. We still always wish that growers were far more careful about making sure they only pick mature fruit to send to market. If people got mature fruit at the shops to ripen at home they would enjoy much better fruit. Instead of having to put up with fruit picked too early that goes black and mooshy as it ripens. Try to buy organic avocados preferably from a fruit shop not a supermarket. You'll pay a little bit more but you'll get absolutely beautiful mature fruit that will ripen to give you rich, buttery, beautiful fruit to use in savoury dishes, added to cakes or made into sweet dishes like ice-cream. YYYUUUMMM!

 

[Juan's]

New study reveals the SUPERFOOD that helps in reducing the risk of heart attacks by 21 per cent​

A new long-term study has revealed the secret "power food" for reducing the risk of heart attacks in men and women.

Can you guess what food it is?

A paper published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on Wednesday suggested that consuming at least two servings of avocado a week reduces the likelihood of having a cardiac arrest by 21 per cent when compared to avoiding or rarely eating the fruit.

It was said that while the fruit has proven to be effective in reducing the risk of heart attacks, it is not yet proven if consumers will also benefit from eating avocados to reduce their risk of stroke.

A newly-published study suggested that eating at least two servings of avocado once a week reduces the likelihood of having a cardiac arrest by 21 per cent. Credit: Shutterstock. ​

The study followed more than 68,000 women and 41,000 men enrolled in two long-term government studies on risk factors for chronic disease: the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

The participants were said to be free of any cardiovascular diseases — such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer — at the start of the study.

The participants were also asked to complete dietary questionnaires every 4 years for the 30-year period experiment.

Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health postdoctoral fellow Lorena Pacheco, who authored the study, said that the findings of the research suggest that substituting fatty foods such as butter, cheese, or processed meat, with a serving of avocado — defined as "half avocado or half cup of avocado, which roughly weighs 80 grams" — could lower the risk of heart attacks by 16 per cent to 22 per cent.

It should also be noted that the study did not find a difference in risk reduction when consumers substitute avocado with other foods that are also considered to be excellent sources of good fats, such as nuts, olive oil, and flax seeds.

Aside from dietary adjustments, those who are looking to live a "heart-healthy" lifestyle are encouraged to do the following activities:

• Get plenty of good-quality sleep
• Exercise regularly
• Manage stress
• Limit alcohol
• Avoid the use of tobacco

Experts advised substituting fatty foods such as butter, cheese, and meat products with avocado for a healthier heart. Credit: Thought Catalogue.​

The American Heart Association said that the most important aspect of protecting your heart is to keep your weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol in check.

Has this new fact piqued your interest? We would like to recommend checking out the video below for a few easy and healthy avocado recipes to try.

Credit: YouTube/Goodful​

How do they prove that. 2 times a week. I'm so tired of buying them and they are black inside. Most you have to throw the whole fruit out