Super food avocado, should I eat it here?
Along with health and well-being trends, one of the food ingredients loved by people all over the world is avocado. Recently, as the number of vegetarians has increased, it is also a fruit loved by countless vegetarians. This is because avocados can make up enough fat and protein to become scarce while eating. In addition, there is much dietary fiber that helps prevent chronic diseases in modern people, so there are many health benefits.
According to the American Heart Association, eating one avocado a day helps prevent cardiovascular disease. Single unsaturated fatty acids are effective in lowering bad cholesterol levels that cause adult diseases. especially high in beta-sitosterol, a vegetable steroid component that decomposes cholesterol. Also, avocado's healthy fat helps with osteoarthritis symptoms. In addition, it contains 2g of protein per 100g, so the satiety lasts a long time when added to the meal.
This is why avocados are so popular. The amount of avocados consumed every week in the U.S. has steadily increased every year, and as of 2018, it has consumed 21,000 tons for a week. According to the annual calculation, he ate more than 1.1 million tons of avocado.
China is also a big hand in the avocado market. Avocado imported by China was only 2 tons in 2010, but it reached 32,000 tons last year.
It's not just about other countries. The volume of avocado imports has also increased significantly in Korea. According to data released by the Korea Customs Service last year, avocado imports hit $30 million, up 1,458.3 percent over the past decade. Imports from January to July 2018 amounted to $33 million, exceeding last year's imports of $30 million.
Even in major production sites around the world, avocado has become a "precious body."Avocado is even called 'green gold' locally. Avocado's popularity is soaring, but environmentalists see it as a "public enemy." This is because the environmental costs to eat avocado are enormous. In addition, avocados have a bad effect on fine dust generation.
There is a good reason why avocado has been blamed for environmental pollution.
First of all, it is because of 'transportation distance'. Most countries in Asia and Europe, including Korea, import avocados. Avocado has filled our thousands to tens of thousands of kilometers to go up on the table should be moved. In the process, it releases carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides that cause fine dust. Carbon footprint indicators show that two avocados emit about 846 grams of carbon dioxide.
Water consumption to produce avocados and forest destruction are also serious. According to the survey, 100,000 liters of water are needed per hectare of the avocado cultivation area per day. This is the amount of water that 1,000 people can use for a day.
The situation in Chile, one of the major mountains of avocado, is particularly bad. According to German public broadcaster Darth Airster, the massive cultivation of avocados is drying up the river stream in Chile. This is because large-scale deforestation is underway for avocado cultivation in the Chilean province of Petorca, and underground water is running out.
The same goes for Mexico, the world's largest exporter of avocados. According to the AP, in the mountainous region of the southwestern state of Michoacan, pine trees and others are being cut down to plant avocados. According to Mexico's National Forest Research Institute, the production of avocados in the Michoacan state tripled between 2001 and 2010, and exports increased tenfold. With the increase in avocado cultivation, the area of the destroyed forest is estimated to reach about 6.9 square kilometers a year. This is more than twice the size of Yeouido (about 2.9km^2)
According to the American Heart Association, eating one avocado a day helps prevent cardiovascular disease. Single unsaturated fatty acids are effective in lowering bad cholesterol levels that cause adult diseases. especially high in beta-sitosterol, a vegetable steroid component that decomposes cholesterol. Also, avocado's healthy fat helps with osteoarthritis symptoms. In addition, it contains 2g of protein per 100g, so the satiety lasts a long time when added to the meal.
This is why avocados are so popular. The amount of avocados consumed every week in the U.S. has steadily increased every year, and as of 2018, it has consumed 21,000 tons for a week. According to the annual calculation, he ate more than 1.1 million tons of avocado.
China is also a big hand in the avocado market. Avocado imported by China was only 2 tons in 2010, but it reached 32,000 tons last year.
It's not just about other countries. The volume of avocado imports has also increased significantly in Korea. According to data released by the Korea Customs Service last year, avocado imports hit $30 million, up 1,458.3 percent over the past decade. Imports from January to July 2018 amounted to $33 million, exceeding last year's imports of $30 million.
Even in major production sites around the world, avocado has become a "precious body."Avocado is even called 'green gold' locally. Avocado's popularity is soaring, but environmentalists see it as a "public enemy." This is because the environmental costs to eat avocado are enormous. In addition, avocados have a bad effect on fine dust generation.
There is a good reason why avocado has been blamed for environmental pollution.
First of all, it is because of 'transportation distance'. Most countries in Asia and Europe, including Korea, import avocados. Avocado has filled our thousands to tens of thousands of kilometers to go up on the table should be moved. In the process, it releases carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides that cause fine dust. Carbon footprint indicators show that two avocados emit about 846 grams of carbon dioxide.
Water consumption to produce avocados and forest destruction are also serious. According to the survey, 100,000 liters of water are needed per hectare of the avocado cultivation area per day. This is the amount of water that 1,000 people can use for a day.
The situation in Chile, one of the major mountains of avocado, is particularly bad. According to German public broadcaster Darth Airster, the massive cultivation of avocados is drying up the river stream in Chile. This is because large-scale deforestation is underway for avocado cultivation in the Chilean province of Petorca, and underground water is running out.
The same goes for Mexico, the world's largest exporter of avocados. According to the AP, in the mountainous region of the southwestern state of Michoacan, pine trees and others are being cut down to plant avocados. According to Mexico's National Forest Research Institute, the production of avocados in the Michoacan state tripled between 2001 and 2010, and exports increased tenfold. With the increase in avocado cultivation, the area of the destroyed forest is estimated to reach about 6.9 square kilometers a year. This is more than twice the size of Yeouido (about 2.9km^2)
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