David PerlmutterPresident,, Perlmutter Health Center · Board-Certified Neurologist | Functional Medicine Pioneer | #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author | International Speaker | Host of The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

Avocados: A Super Food

12 Jul 2013 · 1 min

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In this segment of the YouTube video "Avocados: A Super Food," Dr. David Perlmutter answers a common question about what to eat on his Grain Brain diet, specifically for breakfast. He recommends avocado as a staple, describing it as an "incredible source of good fat for the brain and the body." He emphasizes the revolutionary idea of increasing dietary fat, noting that humans have only recently embraced this concept. Perlmutter provides a quick nutritional snapshot: half an avocado contains about 15 grams of unsaturated fat and roughly 150 calories, making it a suitable addition to a morning meal and usable throughout the day.

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So people are always asking, well, what do we eat on your diet, on this diet, the Grain Brain diet, for breakfast, for example? And one of the things I always come up with is avocado. Why? The avocado is an incredible source of good fat for the brain and good fat for the body. And again, the idea that you should eat more fat is perhaps revolutionary. It's only a concept that humans have embraced for the past 2.5 million years. 15 grams of wonderful unsaturated fat, about 150 calories, and that's in half an avocado. So it's really a good addition to your morning meal regimen and even throughout the day.