Avocado and Cardiovascular Health

作     者：Camila Weschenfelder Júlia Lorenzon dos Santos Priscilla Azambuja Lopes de Souza Viviane Paiva de Campos Aline Marcadenti 

作者机构：Postgraduate Studies Program in Cardiology Instituto de Cardiologia/Fundacao Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IC/FUC) Porto Alegre Brazil Department of Nutrition Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) Porto Alegre Brazil 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases》 (内分泌与新陈代谢疾病期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第7期

页      面：77-83页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Persea Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Dyslipidemias Nutritional Status Blood Pressure 

摘      要：Avocado is a fruit which had a caloric density of 1.7 kcal per gram and a half unit (~70 g) is composed by 114 kcal, 4.6 g of fibers, 345 mg of potassium, 19.5 mg of magnesium, 1.3 mg of vitamin E and 57 mg of phytosterols. Approximately 75% of fiber’s avocado contents are considered insoluble and 25% are soluble. The avocado contains lipids that consist of 71% from monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), 13% from polyunsaturated (PUFA) and 16% from saturated fatty acids (SFA). Recent researches have shown that avocado may improve hypercholesterolemia and may be useful in the treatment of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This way, avocado plays an important role in the cardiovascular health. This review summarizes the potential benefits of avocado consumption in the prevention of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic diseases.