New research has shown that eating one avocado a day is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease in people with obesity. They found that levels of LDL particles in the one-avocado-per-day group decreased by 49 nanomoles per litre, which equates to an approximate 4% reduction in heart disease risk. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsWhy may avocados help lower heart disease risk? "Person A carries their cholesterol in fewer, larger LDL particles, and Person B carries their cholesterol in more, smaller LDL particles. Person B's heart disease risk would be higher because their overall particle count is higher even though a test of their LDL cholesterol would look identical."