According to data from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), each year there are more than six million new cases of cardiovascular disease in the European Union and almost 49 million people live with this disease in total.
In France, cardiovascular diseases are the second cause of death, with more than 140,000 deaths every year just following cancer (statistics from the Ministry of Health). It is even the first cause of death among women of all ages and the very old.
Also in Hegaxone, today 7.2 million French people are undergoing treatment for cardiovascular risk, anti-hypertension or hypocholesterolemia.
However, a recent study published this year in the Journal of the American Heart Association, showed that people who ate at least two servings of avocado per week had a 16% lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people who ate them. less.
This study was conducted over thirty years, following more than 110,000 participants. The authors concluded that replacing certain fat-containing foods with avocado would reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
In light of these encouraging results, a new study has found that eating an avocado a day for six months may slightly reduce the level of bad cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
« A growing body of research supports the idea that including avocados in the diet may have positive health effects. “explains Dr. Joan Sabaté, co-author of the study and professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the School of Public Health at Loma Linda University.
And the specialist to continue, “Avocados are low in sugar and salt, but high in a number of nutrients important for cardiovascular health, including monounsaturated fats, plant sterols, potassium and fiber“.
In addition to these two recent clinical trials, other studies have shown in recent years that the consumption of avocados would be associated with an improvement in the general quality of the diet, nutrient intake and thus a reduction in the risk of syndrome metabolic (a medical term for a number of conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke).
