It is important for individuals who are following weight loss programs to maintain healthy nutritional patterns, to maintain or improve their dietary quality. Haas avocados can play a significant role as part of a healthy weight loss program and help individuals not only improve their dietary quality, but also lower their risk of chronic diseases such as CHD, T2D, and the metabolic syndrome. Avocados are high in monounsaturated fat, dietary fiber, and a variety of other important phytochemicals such as lutein, vitamin E, niacin and folate. Despite these multiple nutritional benefits, myths exist that avocados may be fattening due to their fat and calorie content and therefore, should be avoided by people trying to lose weight.