NUTRITION BITES

AVOCADO BOOST

ating one avocado or more a week may lower the risk of developing heart disease, new research in the suggests. And using avocado instead of high-fat foods such as butter, cheese and processed meats in a sandwich or on toast was also associated with lower risk for cardiovascular disease, reinforcing the message that plant-based unsaturated fats both improve diet quality and help in the prevention of heart disease.