An Avocado a Day May Keep Diabetes, Hypertension, and Obesity at Bay

Research shows that eating more avocado can reduce your risk of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Image Credit: Anjelika Gretskaia/Getty Images Research suggests that females who eat 30–38 grams of avocado per day may have a lower risk of diabetes. A recent study also found that eating one avocado and 1 cup of mango each day may help lower blood pressure in people with prediabetes. A new study found that eating fresh avocado each day may help improve your body’s blood sugar response, lower diabetes risk, and reduce cardiometabolic risks. Avocados can provide various health benefits, including improving heart and gut health. Recent research has examined other potential benefits of regularly adding avocados to your diet. One 2025 study found that females who ate 30–38 grams of avocado per day may have a lower risk of diabetes than those who didn’t eat it. No significant association was shown in males, however. Another recent study showed that eating 1 avocado and 1 cup of mango each day helped improve heart health and lower blood pressure in people with prediabetes in as little as 8 weeks. A recent study published in Current Developments in Nutrition also found that eating fresh avocado daily may help improve blood sugar response, lower diabetes risk, and lower other cardiometabolic risk factors. There are many ways you can add avocado to your diet and get the full spectrum of health benefits. Avocado may help lower diabetes risk A 2025 study showed that a daily dose of avocado may help reduce the risk of diabetes in females. “Given what we know about the nutritional profile of avocados — they have good unsaturated fats, a good source of fiber, and a multitude of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients, I’m not surprised to see these findings suggesting that eating avocados may play a role in lower diabetes risk,” registered dietitian Wendy Bazilian told Healthline in an earlier interview. Bazilian wasn’t involved in the study. The study found that females who