Avocados deliver a variety of health benefits and are a versatile ingredient when cooking, said CNN nutrition contributor Lisa Drayer. Here are five ways avocados are good for your health:1. Often called LDL cholesterol, it is known as the "bad cholesterol," Drayer said, while high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is the "good cholesterol." The majority of the cholesterol in the human body is LDL cholesterol, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . In simple terms, it's an unsaturated fat that works to lower LDL cholesterol without affecting the good HDL cholesterol, she added.

Source: CNN May 31, 2021 10:30 UTC