- Glycemic load considers how amounts of particular foods affect blood sugar.
- Diets with lower glycemic loads may offer certain health benefits like lower cancer risk and diabetes prevention.
- A recent secondary analysis suggests that consuming an avocado daily may help lower dietary glycemic load.
Avocados are packed with nutrients and have many potential health benefits, including for heart, bone, and digestive health.
A recent study published in Current Developments in Nutrition evaluated how eating a daily avocado affected glycemic load.
Glycemic load has to do with how specific amounts of specific foods influence blood sugar. As noted in the current study, diets with lower glycemic load may help with diabetes prevention, as well as decrease risk for certain cancers and all-cause mortality.
The study confirmed that eating a daily avocado helped to lower dietary glycemic load, pointing to another potential health benefit of avocados.
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