The health benefits of avocados

YOUR FORECAST FROM GULF COAST WEATHER. >> IF YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE RIGHT TIME TO CLEAN UP YOUR DIET, THIS IS IT. NEW RESEARCH SHOWS AVOCADOS MAY DO MORE THAN JUST LEVEL UP YOUR LUNCH. THEY COULD ACTUALLY HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER AND EVEN SUPPORT HEART HEALTH. REGISTERED DIETICIAN. GISELLE OF VA IS HERE TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR US. WE LOVE WHEN YOU’RE IN THE STUDIO. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. OKAY. I DON’T WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS SEENT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I DON’T THINK WE’VE EVER FOCUSED JUST ON AVOCADOS. YEAH. SO I OBVIOUSLY LOVE AVOCADO. GREAT. YEAH. AND WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT THIS STUDY IS TH IT’S MAKING US LOOK AT FOODS AND THE WAY IT’S CONNECTED TO OUR HEALTH IN A DIFFERENT WAY, SUCH AS SLEEP, OK, AND SLEEP ONE OF THOSE IMPORTANT EMERGING FACTORS THAT IS REALLY CONNECTED TO OUR HEALTH THAT WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER WAS A SPOKESPERSON BECAUSE SOMEONE TODAY I LOVE SHARING THE LATEST RESEARCH WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE CONDOS AND OUR HEALTH. AND WHAT THIS STUDY DID ISHAT HE HAD NEARLY 1000 PARTICIPANTS REPORT BY THE AVOCADO NUTRITION CENTER. >> AND THEY SEPARATED THEM INTO 2 GROUPS. AND THE ONLY INTERVENTION WAS THAT ONE ONE AVOCADO A DAY AND THE OTHER ONE MAINTAIN THEIR DIET AND REALLY RARELY ATE OCADO. SO BASICALLY LESS THAN 2 PER MONTH. FOLLOW THEM FOR 6 MONTHS. AND WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT IS THAT THERE’S THERE’S 8 RECOGNIZE LIKE CRITERIA BASED ON THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH HEART HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES WAIT LEAVE OUR BLOOD LIFT ITS BLOOD PRSURE. YEAH, RIGHT. SO ALL THESE FAORS AND THEY WANTED TO SEE IF EATING ONE AVOCADO A DATE WOULD HELP TO IMPROVE THESE MARKERS. OKAY. AND IT. >> DID APPARENTLY IN THE STUDY. BUT AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU WOULD THINK HEART BUT SLEEP WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTOREXACTLY. SO THE’S 3 MAIN BEFITS. THE PARTICIPANTS WHO ATE ONE AVOCADO A DAY. >> SLEPT LONGER. THEIR OVERALL DIET. QUALITY WAS BETTER AND THEY’RE BAD OR LDL CHOLESTEROL. YEAH, CHOLESTEROL WAS IMPROVED. THIS IS A HUGE POSITIVE IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT INTAKE OF AVOCADO IS ASSOCIATED WITH BETTER SLEEP. SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING SCIENCE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHO DOESN’T WANT TO SLEEP BETTER? AND I’M USING CAR CRASH IN. BUT THIS IS A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL OR AN EXACTLY THE ONLY INTERVENTION WAS EATING THAT ONE AVOCADO A DAY. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO WE CAN SATHAT. ALL OF THE 8 MARKERS THAT WERE BEING MONITORED IMPROVE. SO WE CAN’T EATING ONE AVOCADO DAY IMPROVED OVERALL HEART HEALTH THREAT. BUT THOSE 3 BENEFITS ARE EXTREMELY POSITIVE TOP. OKAY. IT’S DIDN’T MATTER HOW YOU ATE THE AVOCADO. OTHER WORDS. >> PEOPLE OF THE AVOCADO TOAST OR AND YOU KNOW, BLOCK WHATEVER. DID THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? NO, ‘S IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO INTEGRATE INTO DI AND REALLY AVOCADOS ARE SO VERSATILE CHURCH, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. AND IT’S THIS ONE SIMPLE CHANGE. SO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY THERE’S NOT ONE, YOU KNOW, BULLETPROOF METHOD OF IMPROVING OUR OVERALL HEART HEALTH. SURE. BUT THIS IS ONE SIMPLE CHANGE THAT YOU CAN MAKE. THEN YOU’LL SEE THAT THERE MAY BE HUGE BENEFITS FOR YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE STUDY PARTICIPANTS WAS 51 YEARS OLD, KIND WITH A HIGHER WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY MAY HAVE HAD MORE ADIPOSE TISSUE AROUND THOSE VITAL ORGANS. OKAY. SO COUE OF MAYBE YOUNGER OR OLDER OR HAVE IT FOR BODY TIME. YOU KNOW, THAT MAY MAY AFFECT YOU DIFFERENTLY OR AND THERE MAY BE MORE BENEFITS OR NOT. BUT THIS IS SUCH A SIMPLE INTERVENTION. YEAH, RIGHT. AND WHO DOESN’T LOVE AVOCADOS RATES WRITES, IT’S A GREAT WAY TO EAT THAT. AND WE ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER THAT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS ALMOST 1000 PARTICIPANTS IN STUDY WAS A LARGE GROUP DOESN’T MEAN THAT WE CAN GENERALIZE IT FOR EVERYBODY. SURE, BUT IT’S STILL VERY MUCH A POSITIVE NOTE OUTCOME. IT’S AN EYE-OPENING STUDY SPECIALLY WHEN THEY THOUGHTHEY WERE GOING TO GET RESULTS HERE AND THEN THEY EXPANDED THOSE WITH THEIR FINDINGS. ALL RIGHT, MY FRIEND. THE NUTRITION IS HOW DO WE MAKE OF A CAT HEALTHY? BECAUSE >> I’M LOOKING AT SOME OF THE GLOCK BEHIND UGOING OUT. I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY PUT A TON OF STUFF IN IT YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW WE LIKE TO EAT IT. YEAH. SO THERE’S DIFFERENT WAYS GETTING THE AVOCADO TOAST WITH A SALAD IN A SMOOTHIE, RIGHT? YOU CAN FIND WAYS TO BAKE WITH IT. I THERE’S SO MY WAYS AND WHAT’S GREAT IS THAT LOVED ONE TODAY DOT COM, WHICH IS THE AVOCADO WEBSITE. THERE’S SO MANY CIPES. SO IF YOU’RE LIKE, OH, I T REALLY LIKE AVOCADOS. I’VE NEVER TRIED. WAS RIGHT. YOU SAID JUST PUTTING A LITTLE SALT ON IT. YOU CAN DEFINITELY BEGIN THEIR TITLE RECIPES AND ALSO DIFFERENT WAYS THAT ALL CARS CAN SUPPORT YOUR HEALTH BECAUSE WE WANT TO REMEMBER AT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORTINGUR HEALTH HEART HEALTH IS EATING WHILE BECAUSE YOU’LL PLANT-BASED FOODS. WE WANT TO EAT MORE LEAN PROTEINS AND EXERCISE HAVE MEDICATIONS WHEN NEED IT. RIGHT. BETTER SLEEP, STRESS MANAGEMENT. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH OUR PHYSICIANS AND DIETITIANS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH, BUT AVOCADO IS AND IT’S REALLY GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR HEALTH. YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT.YOU CAN DO THAT. THANK U SO MUCH. AS HAVE STATED WILL PUT INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH GILLE, A AND A LINK TO THAT WEBSITE AS WELL ON OURS,

Healthy Living with Gisela Bouvier: The health benefits of avocados

Updated: 11:13 AM EDT Sep 18, 2025

Editorial Standards ⓘ

It’s time to start taking your nutrition seriously, and that means embracing certain foods and making them a part of your diet. On Thursday, registered dietitian Gisela Bouvier came into the studio to talk about the health benefits of avocados, specifically the Hass variety. According to a study by the Avocado Nutrition Center, the fruit is responsible for improving heart health by lowering bad cholesterol and even improving sleep quality.Gisela spoke about the study and showed us some ways to implement avocados into our diets in order to take advantage of the benefits. To learn more about the study and other avocado benefits, click here.WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVEDOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.

FORT MYERS, Fla. —

It’s time to start taking your nutrition seriously, and that means embracing certain foods and making them a part of your diet.

On Thursday, registered dietitian Gisela Bouvier came into the studio to talk about the health benefits of avocados, specifically the Hass variety.

According to a study by the Avocado Nutrition Center, the fruit is responsible for improving heart health by lowering bad cholesterol and even improving sleep quality.

Gisela spoke about the study and showed us some ways to implement avocados into our diets in order to take advantage of the benefits. To learn more about the study and other avocado benefits, click here.

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE

DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.