Avocados are one of the healthiest foods you can eat. Personally, I eat one almost everyday. If you're an avocado fan, Which 60 percent of Americans claims to be, you're probably aware that they're an excellent source of healthy monounsaturated fat, vitamins and antioxidants.
What you may not know, however, is that these super fruits also have cancer fighting properties. In one of the latest studies, avocatin B, a type of fat found in avocados, was found to combat acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which is a particularly rare and deadly from of cancer.
The study, published in Cancer research, revealed that avocatin B targets leukemia stem cells, which are responsible for causing most cases of AML recurrence.
Avocados are rich in cancer fighting carotenoids, which are most plentiful in the dark-green portion of the skin. In 2010, the California avocado commission issued guidelines for getting the most out of your avocado by peeling it the right way.
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