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Avocado for weight loss or weight gain?

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Avocados are high in fat, even more than the fat content of regular pork. In terms of calories, eating a slightly larger avocado is equivalent to eating nearly 3 bowls (about 100 grams) of rice. Therefore, if one tries to lose weight by replacing staple foods with avocado, the results may not be ideal.

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Besides the fact that avocado is not a good weight-loss product, its nutrition is no higher than that of other fruits. Fan Zhihong, associate professor at the China Agricultural University School of Food, compared with other fruits, avocado vitamin C, mineral content is not much. In addition, avocado vitamin E content is not more than some nuts and seeds, avocado monounsaturated fatty acids are not as much as camellia oil, olive oil, almond oil. That said, as a food group, avocados are limited in what they can achieve nutritionally. In order to stay healthy, it's still important to balance your diet with a variety of foods.

People's Daily News - Eating avocado helps you lose weight? One avocado is about equal to three bowls of rice