One exploratory study analyzed secondary data of several studies that tested impact
avocado on cholesterol levels.
Not exact matches
In a study of 45 overweight or obese subjects who ate a moderate - fat diet including an
avocado daily had lower bad
cholesterol than those
on a similar diet without the
avocado or those
on a lower - fat diet (American Heart Association, 2015).
According to studies reported in the literature,
avocados have the most beneficial effects
on lipid profiles, with changes to LDL -
cholesterol, HDL -
cholesterol, triglycerides, total
cholesterol, and phospholipids.
The researchers concluded that
avocados have the most beneficial effects
on cholesterol levels, and that consumption of the creamy fruit can influence several different measurements: LDL (bad)
cholesterol, HDL (good)
cholesterol, triglycerides, total
cholesterol, and phospholipids.
Individuals having high
cholesterol that were put
on an
avocado rich diet for 7 days exhibited a significant reduction in triglycerides, total
cholesterol, LDL
cholesterol, as well as a considerable increase in HDL
cholesterol.
In a recent analysis of 10 studies examining the impact of eating
avocados, blood
cholesterol, total
cholesterol, LDL -
cholesterol (bad
cholesterol), and triglycerides fell by 20 to 30 mg / dl
on average while HDL (good
cholesterol) did not change.
A recent review
on the impact of eating
avocados for MS was just published and showed that
avocados lower blood
cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, and may have other protective effects
on the heart.
Fats contained in whole plant foods are the best for you and both nuts and
avocado have a beneficial effect
on blood
cholesterol levels.
After seven days
on the diet that included
avocados, they had significant decreases in total
cholesterol and LDL
cholesterol, along with an 11 % increase in health promoting HDL
cholesterol.
A study in the «Archives of Medical Research» discovered that after only seven days
on an
avocado - enriched diet, hypercholeseterolemic patients showed a decrease in total
cholesterol of 17 percent, a decrease in LDL
cholesterol of 22 percent and an increase in HDL
cholesterol of 11 percent.
A team of researchers, supported by the National Center for Research Resources, recently published the results of a clinical trial that evaluated the effects of a diet rich in
avocado on the levels of bad
cholesterol in overweight and obese people.
In fact, the diet should be approximately 70 % of calories from unadulturated fats like low carb nuts (pecans and macadamias are great, almonds ok and peanuts and cashews are considered higher carb
on the nut scale),
avocado, grass fed butter, coconut oil, olive oil; and the remainng 15/15 for protein and non-starchy vegetable carbs, especially nutrient dense leafy greens It is carbohydrates or high protein leading to gluconeogenesis in the diet that make concurrent consumption of fats a cardiovascular risk, but in a properly carb - restricted and moderate protein diet, and in the absence of systemic inflammation (hsCRP, ESR), one should not worry about increases in
cholesterol, but focus
on the size of the
cholesterol particles (bigger is better) Dr. Peter Attia explains this complex topic well.
What are the effects of oatmeal, walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, and
avocados on LDL
cholesterol size?