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Have you ever had the craving for fresh avocado toast in the morning? What about guacamole with a bit of a kick when you meet up with friends for lunch? Well, there’s some good news: you have inadvertently taken key steps to prevent cancer! Avocados have a high level of monounsaturated fats that research shows is relevant in preventing cancer.

How do avocados fight cancer?

Nowadays it seems like everyone has joined the avocado team, and it is easy to understand why. Research has demonstrated that avocados benefit numerous body systems, including cardiovascular, eye, bone, and digestive health.

However, the most impressive recent discovery is that avocados might also help protect against certain cancers and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. It’s remarkable to think that this stone fruit—which is indeed a fruit, not a vegetable—only gained widespread popularity in the United States in the 1990s.

Avocados have nutrients that might help prevent cancer, though specific studies on this are limited. A recent study used data from 45,289 men and 67,039 women to explore this link. The men in the study who ate avocados at least once a week had a lower risk of several cancers, including colorectal, lung, and bladder cancer. However, women in the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) who ate avocados had a higher risk of breast cancer, with no clear link to other cancers.

How can you add avocados into your everyday diet?

Follow along below and learn how to make some fresh, cancer-fighting guacamole!

For this recipe, you will need:

• A large mixing bowl
• 2 Avocados
• 1 Jalapeno
• 1 Tomato
• Garlic Cloves
• ½ a Red Onion
• Cilantro
• Lime/Lime Juice

Start by slicing your avocados and placing them into a large mixing bowl. Next, dice your red onion and garlic cloves and add them into the same mixing bowl. Follow this up by roughly chopping your tomatoes and adding them in. You will want to thinly slice your jalapeno and chop up your cilantro to add to the mix. Squeeze in your lime juice and mix the ingredients together thoroughly. Feel free to add in some crushed red pepper if you want to add more of a bite than your jalapenos are currently providing.

And there you have it! Fresh, exceedingly easy, cancer-fighting guacamole.