Healthy Swaps for the Heart

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Healthy Swaps for the Heart Cookbook

Easily swap good fats for bad fats.

This Exclusive Cookbook helps you understand how and why to swap good fats for bad fats. Use the recipe makeovers to get inspiration for healthy habits that limit saturated fats and reduce bad cholesterol levels without sacrificing taste and satisfaction.

Tips for Lowering Cardio-metabolic Risk

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Lower your Cardio-metabolic Risk with Smart Food Choices

What can you do to lower your cardio-metabolic risk?

Cardio-metabolic risk refers to the chances of having heart disease, stroke, or diabetes. This fact sheet includes tips for how to make smart food choices that can help you decrease your risk and live a longer, healthier life.

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Podcast Series: Avocados, Satiety and Mindful Eating in Diabetes

Podcast Series:

    Avocados, Satiety and Mindful Eating in Diabetes

    

Step 1

Learn about Avocados and Type 2 Diabetes

Download the latest episode of the Sound Bites® Podcast to hear host Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDE and guest Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDE, LDN, CPT dive into current research on avocados and cardiometabolic health. Listen as they review the importance of nutrient-dense foods and satiety, and discuss how mindful eating can be a helpful practice in diabetes management.

The research investigates the metabolic effects of replacing carbohydrates in a meal with a half or whole fresh avocado, in overweight or obese adults – specifically, a six-hour postprandial, cross-over study published in the journal, Nutrients (September 2018).

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Avocado Goodness Expert,
Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDE, LDN, CPT

Erin Palinski Wade

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Step 2

Keep Learning

Join thousands of health professionals like you, and don’t miss out on exclusive resources available to help you and your clients love fresh avocados even more. Get the latest nutrition research, educational materials, recipes, and more! Straight to your inbox every week.

Podcast Series: Avocados, Antioxidant Potential and Heart Health

Podcast Series:

    Avocados, Antioxidant Potential and Heart Health

    

Step 1

Learn about Avocados and Heart Health

Join Melissa Joy Dobbins, MS, RDN, CDE and host of the Sound Bites® Podcast as she reviews current avocado research related to heart health with guest Patricia Bannan, MS, RDN. Listen to experts discuss the primary findings and their relevance for health professionals and clients.

The research investigates the potential role of fresh avocados as part of a heart-healthy diet in overweight or obese adults – specifically, a five-week cross over study published in The Journal of Nutrition (Oct 2019).

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) for this episode is no longer available.


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Avocado Goodness Expert,
Patricia Bannan, MS, RDN

Patricia Bannan

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Step 2

Keep Learning

Join thousands of health professionals like you, and don’t miss out on exclusive resources available to help you and your clients love fresh avocados even more. Get the latest nutrition research, educational materials, recipes, and more! Straight to your inbox every week.

The Plate Method for Type 2 Diabetes Management, a Visual Guide to Meal Planning

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Type 2 Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easier

Keep blood sugar levels in your target range with meal planning tools like this helpful creative visual. Click, print and keep this handy as a simple reminder to prioritize non-starchy vegetables and fruits, like fresh avocado.

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The Dish on Avocados and Type 2 Diabetes

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Type 2 Diabetes Fact Sheet

Research, nutrition tips and recipe inspiration all in one place to help counsel clients with type 2 diabetes.

Avocados and Brain Health at Every Age

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Brain Health Fact Sheet

Two-page fact sheet on the role of dietary patterns and cognition, including:

  • Research showing how avocados may support cognition.
  • Dietary strategies and delicious recipe ideas that you can share with your clients.

Five Days of Heart-Healthy Avocado Meals

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5-Day Meal Plan with One Avocado Per Day

This 5-day meal plan includes delicious, heart-healthy avocados in everyday healthy eating plans to help you increase fruit and vegetable intake and enjoy a whole food source of naturally good fats, fiber and other important nutrients.

Avocados and Heart Health

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Avocados and Heart Health

Based on the latest evidence, learn how avocados can be part of a heart-healthy eating plan and how making small dietary changes may help your clients or patients lower their LDL cholesterol.