Those persons who are suffering from lack of sleep or insomnia have now got a reason to rejoice!!
From being used as salad toppings to toast companions, avocados have now become a snack for sound sleep. Surprised right!!
It was brought to light by a new study published in the Journal of American Heart Association that consuming one Hass avocado every day might improve sleep quality. It is noteworthy that Hass avocado is known for its creamy and nutty flavour with pebbly dark green to black coloured skin when ripe. Hass avocado could vary from pear shaped to oval shaped.
The study conducted by Dr. Kristina Petersen and her team at Penn state originally focussed on the heart health of the adults with abdominal obesity. Research was conducted on as many as 969 participants aged 25 to 40 having waistlines 35inches (for women) and 40 inches (for men).
There was no significant gain in cardiovascular health in those persons who added large Hass avocado to their diet for 26 weeks. It was surprising that they slept well. It led to new questions regarding how the nutrients present in the foods might support sleep or rest. According to Dr. Petersen no single food does miracles but avocados intake holds promise within a balanced lifestyle.
The impact on eating avocados for heart health was explored by Dr. Petersen and her team but they unexpectedly found sleep benefits. The participants who took part in the research study were divided into 2 groups. One group included Hass avocado in their diet and the other group did not include Hass avocado in their diet. Their sleep quality report after 26 weeks was amazing.
It was found out that those who ate avocados regularly slept better without changing their sleep schedules.
How does avocados intake promote sleep?
It is worth mentioning here that Hass avocado provides mono-saturated fatty acids that would support heart health. The presence of dietary fibres in avocado would promote digestion and metabolism. Potassium present in the avocado would control the blood pressure. Brain health would be supported by Vitamin K present in avocado. Hormone regulation is maintained by pantothenic acid present in avocado. On the whole, intake of Hass avocado would promote relaxation and would boost sleep. Therefore, intake of one full Hass avocado along with proper sleep habits would bring changes in us for getting sound sleep.
It was later revealed by the researchers that just one avocado would not replace sleep hygiene in us. Truth is that intake of avocado must be paired along with exercises plus reduced caffeine and alcohol intake, quitting smoking and with less screen time etc.
Avocado not trendy food anymore:
It is already known that intake of avocados regularly would improve heart health by lowering bad cholesterol levels. The risk of type 2 diabetes in women would get lowered also. Now, it has been proved that intake of avocado would also promote sleep. This shows that avocados are not trendy foods anymore but more than that.
