If you choose to eat avocado instead of eating butter, cheese, or different types of processed meats, you have now reduced your risk of heart attacks. This trick goes for both men and women. Cardiovascular disease unfortunately kills about 18 million lives every year according to the World Health Organization. Studies and numbers show that heart disease takes a life every thirty six seconds. If you eat two servings of avocado a week, you reduce the risk of a heart attack by 21% when compared to rarely eating avocados. The study showed that 68,000 women and 41,000 men were enrolled in two long- term studies on risk factors for chronic diseases, along with cancer free, coronary heart diseases, and strokes. To wrap this article up, skip the butter and cheese and go with avocados, this will give you a healthy longer life.