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Today, we are excited to share some key information about how eating avocados can help control

blood sugar and reduce cravings for sugar and processed carbs.

With a new year well underway, this is a good time to be mindful of monitoring and managing blood sugar levels, especially for those who are diabetic or if you've been cautioned by your doctor for being pre-diabetic.

You know, it's always fun to do a show about eating real food, especially eating real fat, like avocados, and they can support

long-term health by having a positive effect on blood sugar and control.

And some of you might be wondering, why is it so important to maintain good blood sugar

control?

And what are some of the long-term consequences of having higher blood sugar?

Well, one consequence would be developing type 2 diabetes, which increases your risk for developing heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, Alzheimer's, kidney disease, and the list

goes on.

Yeah, it really does.

So today we're talking everything avocado.

So I hope you listeners love avocados.

I do.

So we're going to be discussing how avocados are a natural fat that helps balance blood sugar,

how to add avocados to meals and snacks, and how to shop for avocados, and even how to store

avocados. I get those questions a lot.

Absolutely.

Avocados are a little confusing.

They are.

So we're talking about it all. Now, I am Brittany Vincent. I'm a lot. Absolutely. Avocados are a little confusing. They are. So we're talking about it all.

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