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This MNT Knowledge Center feature is written by MNT's qualified nutritionist and forms part of a collection of articles on the health benefits of popular foods. In the article we take an in-depth look at the possible health benefits of eating avocados as well as a nutritional breakdown of the avocado.
Avocado is a tree. The fruit, a popular food, is a good source of potassium and vitamin D. The fruit, leaves, and seeds are used to make medicine. Avocado fruit is used to lower cholesterol levels, to increase sexual desire, and to stimulate menstrual flow.Some of the oils in avocado (chemists call these oils the âunsaponifiable fractionsâ) are used to treat osteoarthritis. The seeds, leaves, and bark are used for dysentery and diarrhea.vocado fruit is used to lower cholesterol levels, to increase sexual desire, and to stimulate menstrual flow. Some of the oils in avocado (chemists call these oils the âunsaponifiable fractionsâ) are used to treat osteoarthritis. The seeds, leaves, and bark are used for dysentery and diarrhea.