Introduction
This week’s educational paper acquired a number of media protection world-wide. CNN declared “Consuming 2 servings every week of 1 fatty fruit can scale back coronary heart assault danger, examine says” (Ref 1). The UK Occasions newspaper headline was “An avocado every week can reduce coronary heart illness danger by a fifth” (Ref 2). Australians have been instructed “A brand new examine says consuming two or extra servings of avocado each week cuts the chance of coronary heart illness by a fifth” (Ref 3).
If ever there have been a meals that was so clearly topic to the wholesome particular person confounder, the avocado is that meals. Image the one who eats avocados and how much picture do you may have in your head? Prosperous and wholesome? Or broke and ‘down and out’? Waitrose (an upmarket UK grocery retailer) is at present promoting one small avocado for £1.20 and a big avocado for £1.80. McDonalds are at present promoting a double cheeseburger for £1.59.
Avocados are plant meals, which we’re instructed to eat ‘to save lots of the planet.’ But the UK, for instance, imports avocados from Peru, South Africa, Chile, Israel and Spain (in that order) accounting for 84% of the avocados introduced into the UK during the last 5 years (evaluation carried out utilizing information from HM Income and Customs) (Ref 4). That’s a number of journey miles with the ostensible aim of saving the planet.
The background to this examine was given as “Epidemiologic research on the connection between avocado consumption and long-term heart problems (CVD) danger are missing.” Therefore, the authors took it upon themselves to fill this hole.
