Avocados are a commercially
valuable fruit cultivated in tropical climates throughout the
world. The fruit has a green-skinned, pear-shaped fruit that ripens after
harvesting, native to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America and
Central America, belonging to the flowering plant family Lauraceae.
Nutrients
1. Vitamin K
2. Dietary fiber
3. Vitamin B6
4. Vitamin C
5. Folate
6. Copper
7. Potassium
8. Amino acid
9. Others
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B12
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin E
e) Carotenoid
f) Pantothenic acid
g) Calcium
h) Chromium
Chemical constituents
The fruit contains campesterol, high amounts of β-sitosterol; fatty acids (approximately 60% monounsaturated, 20%
saturated, and 20% unsaturated); high amounts of glutathione (27.7
mg/100 g); approximately 2% protein; 6–9% carbohydrates and sugars
(glucose, fructose, d-mannoheptulose,
a taloheptulose, and an alloheptulose); two bitter substances
(1-acetoxy-2,4-dihydroxyheptadeca-16-ene and
1,2,4-trihydroxyheptadeca-16-ene); carnitine; proanthocyanidins;
persenones A and B(a).
Intake of dietary MUFA from whole fruit of avocado are associated to
reduced risk and treatment of prostate cancer, the new study at the University of the
West Indies suggested(1). In support of the above, the University of
California study showed that the anti prostate cancer effect are not as
result of a single ingredient such as related carotenoids (zeaxanthin,
alpha-carotene, and beta-carotene), lutein but the interaction of all
ingredients in the whole fruit in combination with other det-derived
phytochemicals through cell cycle arrest and G(2)/M cell cycle arrest
accompanied by an increase in p27 protein which involves function as tumor suppressor in controlling the cell cycle
progression, in incubated PC-3 cells(3). The Purdue University
study in the evaluation of the anti cancers effect of avocado also showed a
positive effect of the whole fruit in inhibition of six human tumor
cell lines in culture, including human prostate adenocarcinoma (PC-3) cells(4).
Side effects
1. Skin product of avocado oils may contain
latex which can cause skin side effect in certain people with
hypersensitivity to latex, leading to symptoms of reddening of the skin,
itching, hives, or eczema.
2. Liver damage
Certain types of avocado may cause liver damage as a result of collagen accumulation in the liver
3. Breastfeeding
Some types of Avocado may be unsafe during breastfeeding as it can cause problems of upset stomachs in babies.
4. Drugs
Avocado may decrease the effect of "blood thinning" or anti-inflammatory medications.
5. It may cause symptoms of gastrointestinal irritation, vomiting,
diarrhoea, respiratory distress, congestion, fluid accumulation due to
toxic fatty acid derivative, Persin.
6. Etc.
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
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References
(a) Leung's Encyclopedia of Natural Ingredients:Chemical Composition of Avocado
(1) Associations of whole-blood fatty acids and dietary intakes with prostate cancer in Jamaica by Jackson MD1,
Walker SP, Simpson-Smith CM, Lindsay CM, Smith G, McFarlane-Anderson N,
Bennett FI, Coard KC, Aiken WD, Tulloch T, Paul TJ, Wan RL.(PubMed)
(2) Inhibition of prostate cancer cell growth by an avocado extract: role of lipid-soluble bioactive substances. by Lu QY1, Arteaga JR, Zhang Q, Huerta S, Go VL, Heber D.(PubMed)
(3) Cytotoxic and insecticidal constituents of the unripe fruit of Persea americana by Oberlies NH1, Rogers LL, Martin JM, McLaughlin JL.(PubMed)
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