An Avocado a Day Could Help You Sleep Better

They're loaded with fiber, potassium, magnesium, folate, vitamin K, mono-unsaturated fat, and other good stuff.

An apple a day might “keep the doctor away.” But this other fruit could keep you from lying awake in bed at night.

A study at Penn State found eating avocados might help you sleep better. Researchers had people eat one avocado a day for six months and they were surprised to find that their sleep improved. It also lowered people’s cholesterol, which they were expecting. But they’re not sure why it helped them sleep better. Their best guess is it’s just all the extra nutrients avocados have. They’re loaded with fiber, potassium, magnesium, folate, vitamin K, mono-unsaturated fat, and other good stuff. They say more research is needed to figure out exactly why avocados might help.