Eat avocados to lose weight? Famous weight loss doctor: This is the best time to eat!

The internet has recently been buzzing with news that Japanese people are "eating avocados to lose weight". They slice the avocado seeds, throw them into water and boil them for 30 minutes, then drink 1 liter a day. They can lose 8 kilograms in 3 weeks. Doctors point out that avocados have a "high nutritional density" and can increase satiety. They especially recommend eating half a avocado after a meal, which has a good effect. Please note that in terms of food classification, avocados are classified as "fats" rather than fruits. Excessive consumption still poses a risk of obesity, so do not take it lightly.

Liu Bowen, executive director of the Taiwan Obesity Prevention and Health Education Association and a weight loss specialist, pointed out that avocado, also known as the "cream of the forest", is not only anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and heart-healthy, but the latest foreign research has also found that people who want to lose weight can eat half an avocado after a meal to increase satiety and help lose weight.

Avocados for weight loss slow down the rise of blood sugar

In recent years, there has been a trend of eating avocados to lose weight in Asia, especially in mainland China. This is mainly because avocados are high-priced fruits and have been listed by the Guinness World Records as the fruit with the highest nutritional value in the world. One avocado contains 21 grams of monounsaturated fatty acids, which can increase good cholesterol, protect the heart, and prevent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

In particular, avocados are high-fiber foods and rich in fat, most of which are healthy monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fats, which can increase satiety and lower cholesterol. In addition, since high fat and high fiber can delay the digestion of food and slow the rise of blood sugar, it also has the effect of suppressing appetite.

Avocado (pictured), which is produced in abundance in Mexico, is currently the most popular fruit for weight loss in mainland China.

Avocado is a fruit of happiness. Eat half of it after a meal.

Doctor Liu Boen emphasized that although avocados grow on trees and are named "pears", they are not fruits. In terms of food classification, avocados are classified as "fat", which is animal oil. Every 100 grams of avocado contains up to 14.66 grams of fat, so avocado is also called butter pear, cream pear, and butter pear. In Taiwan, it is also known as the "happy fruit."

In fact, consuming avocados in moderation has many benefits. Because avocado is rich in water-soluble dietary fiber, potassium and folic acid. Studies have found that if people eat half an avocado for lunch every day, their desire to snack within 3 hours after a meal can be reduced by 40%, and the desire to eat within 5 hours after a meal can be reduced by 28%. Avocados have been shown to be effective in suppressing hunger between meals.

There are tips for buying avocados to prevent the skin from turning brown

When purchasing, it is recommended that the avocados sold in the market have green skin. If the avocado is not ripe, it will not only taste tasteless, but also bitter and astringent. It is best to place the avocado you buy home in a ventilated place until the skin turns brown. Shake it in your hand. If the seeds inside shake, it means it is ripe and suitable for consumption.

When a ripe avocado is ripe, cut it in half with a fruit knife, then use a spoon to scoop out the yellow flesh and eat it directly or add it to cooking. Here are two of the simplest and most convenient ways to eat avocado:

1. Add avocado flesh to milk and make avocado milk and drink it directly. Since avocado does not contain sugar, commercially available avocado milk is added with pudding and a small amount of sugar to enhance the taste and flavor.

2. Drizzle a little honey on the avocado flesh to add flavor, then eat directly.