Since avacados here are about 5 for 50 cents I eat them nearly everyday, often 4 a day. People are so scared to get fat that they won't accept that fat doesn't make you fat. I was fat growing up, then started experimenting with my diet, reading a lot of science about it, avoiding shitty foods for me, and eating the ones that made me healthy. I think 4 avacados is pretty excessive for any food, but they are pretty good for your heart and health. And a massive bowl of guacamole with yuca chips and carrot sticks...see ya later!

*One whole avocado has more than the daily amount of fat that should be consumed. I have heard it has been more beneficial to have half of an avocado a day. Share with a friend...this will help if you are dieting. This is only my opinion though.

you are on a paleo site, there is no "too much" fat. i eat sometimes 3 or 4 avocados when i like. with fried eggs. and bacon. yum.

I do best eating 1/4 avocado a day. When I switch to 1/2 or 1 whole, I tend to get a bit fatter (seriously). I'm not into training, per se, but I'm not burning enough to do it.

Apart from being so high in calories, it's super healthy! If you're trying to shed fat, a whole avocado a day is 'too much.' It's not really too much but it's up to you to decide what to cut out whether it's 1/2 of one or whatever else is giving an overage (only if you're trying to shed fat).

Back to the original question regarding the Whole9.

Doesn't it say: a thumb size of fat AT LEAST. More is fine but never less.

The reason the western world is so overweight now is largely because of the big fat scare back in the 80s. it was false. we went low fat diets - which meant high sugar because no one was willing to give up taste. Sugar turns into fat in the body, sugar is the culprit, not healthy, raw fats (interesting to also note that sugar is what actually causes high cholesterol... high levels of sugar in the blood trigger an insulin release - insulin in the blood triggers cells to start manufacturing their OWN cholesterol INSTEAD of taking it from the blood, if you're constantly eating sugar this occurs over and over and then cholesterol builds up in the blood) healthy fats bring choleserol down - there is a lot of misinformation out there. Most of us are so deficient in Omega 3 and/or Omega 6 that we could take two tablespoons of an oil such as Udo's 3.6.9 for 6 months before our deficiency would finally be on it's way to satisfied. so PLEASE do not worry about an Avocado which is a real, nutritious and balanced food, eat up.
Funny enough, Avocado is part of my business name... :)

Instead of "too much" the words you were looking for were "not enough".

.This is a total aside but avoid the 'thumb' rule. It derived from an old English rule (law?) that said a man could not beat his wife with a stick larger than the circumference of his thumb. Most people don't know this but I came across it years ago in my social justice teaching.

I eat an avocado a day. So delicious. It's brought my cholesterol down and fills me up easily. I'll usually have a whole avocado for either breakfast or lunch.

My Dad has a large productive tree that bears big fruit and eats one or two avocados a day.

Recently his doctor was quite concerned because he has markedly elevated potassium levels (hyperkalemia) which is normally a sign of serious kidney problems, often after injury.

If you look you'll find that avocados are pretty high in potassium and given other aspects of Dad's health and medication regime, it looks like the avocados are what have pushed him into the abnormal range. It's not clearly to me whether his elevated potassium levels are actually dangerous or merely a spurious indicator, but it's something to think about.

Yes one avacardo a day is to much.... if you're on the 80/10/10 diet! Lol

Ive lost 95lbs since January and i eat one per day.

Go crazy on the avo's, they are literally a superfood, one of the most nutricious foods out there, and one of the best sources of healthy fats. I buy a few every time I go shopping. Plus they are incredibly versitile, just go to any Paleo cooking blog (PaleOMG, Fastpaleo, etc.) and type "avocado' in the search bar and see the neverending list of recipes that come up. If it were socially acceptable to marry an avocado, I would do so.

I just made an avocado smoothie blending 1 whole avocado,vanilla almond milk, a couple packets of stevia,and ice. Turned out way better than I thought, yum!

I have been eating an avocado everyday (sometimes 2!) and my nails, hair and skin have shown a remarkable difference. Now my weight is another thing but my blubber is not because of acocado it is from everything else I eat! I have lost 5 ounds in the past 3 weeks and maybe they do fill me up better than some of my old breakfast choices. Oh and I sprinkle some oregano on them (anti oxins) and it is wonderful!

Well, it is fine, unless that weird sugar in it messes with your blood sugar:

Avocado raises blood sugar

Mannoheptulose

I did stop eating them as much once I read that, but your mileage may vary. If you seem to get hungry quicker after eating them, drop them; if not, enjoy!

one a day seems about right to me. i find no evidence that avocado oil is a toxin. must be advice from the low fat diet crowd that gave america all the fatties in the last 40 years. i dont mean to disrespect the fatties as i am still obese myself. it just seems to me that we have used thier logic for 40 years and gotten so unhealthy that to continue to do so is like being stuck on stupid.

Avocados do, however, have a big omega-3 to omega-6 deficit...

I love my avocados. When they are on sale I eat probably 2 a day, mostly because they are portable and require nothing extra to be delicious, besides patience (to avoid under/overripe avocados). I put them on everything, but tend to love a breakfast salad of avocados, lime juice, bacon, and hardboiled eggs on spinach.

Avocados are so nutritious and high in potassium and and vitamin K that I would say it's a good thing to eat every day. Stressing about the fat content of the avocado should be something you do after every other aspect of your diet is PERFECT. And especially if you enjoy them so much you shouldn't worry. :)

I don't have my book handy, but I'm pretty sure the Whole 30 serving size for avocado is 1/2 to 1 whole avocado. The thumb rule is more for oils, which are denser fats. Eat up!

Some may balk at the PUFA content, but I say if you love them, keep doing what you're doing, and start tweaking when you hit a plateau later on.

If you are still doing well on your plan, I say keep doing what you are doing. I have about 1/2 an avocado a day when they are in season and they are wonderful. I'm not sure if it is because of the fat or other nutrition, but when I don't have anyway, my body really misses them.