Avocado reigns supreme among other superfruits, thanks to its amazing health benefits and impressive nutrient profile. According to a recent study, consuming avocados regularly can also help overweight or obese adults improve their ability to focus.
Avocados are full of lutein, a dietary component linked to cognitive benefits. The benefits of avocado consumption have been previously studied in older adults and children.
However, no randomized controlled trials have looked at the cognitive effects of avocados in overweight or obese adults, even though at least 70 percent of the American adult population belong to that category, explained Caitlyn Edwards, a graduate student and the first author of the study. Read more…