AVOCADO
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A perfectly ripe Avacado should have darker skin and it should be bit plump.
Avacado has a butter like texture.
Very hight in Vitamin E.
But also high in monounsaturated fat and calories;
possesses all vitamins.
Contains many minerals that regulate the body functions.
Avacado also stimultes growth.
Health benefits
Good effects on digestion, rheumatism, kidney, liver and skin infections.
Aids in red blood regeneration and prevent anaemia;
Helps in reducing the cholestoral, especiallb balancing the levels of LDL and HDL.
In a recent study in Brisbane, Australia , it was reported that eating avocados daily for three weeks improved blood cholesterol in middle-aged women better than a low-fat diet did.
The avocado diet reduced total cholesterol 8 percent compared with 5 percent for the low-fat diet. Most important, avocados improved the good HDL-cholesterol ratio by 15 percent.
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