Everything You Need to Know About Avocados

Lauren Krouse
by Lauren Krouse
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Everything You Need to Know About Avocados

The star ingredient in guacamole, egg boats, avocado toast and even brownies, avocados are both nutritious and versatile. Since the late 1980s, avocado consumption has skyrocketed nearly six-fold to a record high of 2.6 billion pounds in 2019.

Avocados are a low-sugar, high-fat fruit (yep, they’re technically a fruit) produced by the avocado tree known as Persea americana. In addition to being creamy and delicious, avocados can help lower cholesterol, support eye health, promote weight loss and more.

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Lauren Krouse
Lauren Krouse

Lauren Krouse is a freelance writer who covers health, domestic violence, and self-advocacy. Her work appears in Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Prevention, Self, HuffPost, and elsewhere. When she’s not writing, you can find her trying to meditate more, weightlifting, or walking in the woods with her partner and black lab.

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