A NEW study finds that eating half an avocado boosts satiety and reduces snacking As superfruits go, avocado’s are more super than most.

The Mexican staple is a nutritional powerhouse, packing in half your RDA of dietary fibre alongside an array of vitamins and minerals, including energy-boosting potassium and vitamin K, which lowers your diabetes risk.

And don’t be put off by avocado’s fat content.

Its high-density lipoproteins – known as "good" cholesterol – have been shown to lower blood pressure and reduce stroke risk, while phytochemicals in avocado have even been linked to cancer prevention.

Which trumps that apple in the doctor avoidance stakes.

Now a new study, published in Nutrition Journal, has discovered that avocados boost satiety and reduce those afternoon hunger.

Researchers found that adding half an avocado to your lunch reduces the urge to eat three hours later by 40 per cent, and by 28 per cent after five hours.

What to eat?

This protein-heavy, carb-savvy lunch reacts with the nutrients you absorbed at breakfast to continue cleansing.

It also readies your enzymes to heighten the mood-boosting effects of the evening meal to come.

But before that, you need to get through the afternoon.

The ratio of carbs-to-fat in this salad’s noodles and avocado will provide all the energy you need to work through to dinner in a positive state of mind.

Asian wild salmon salad: 4 fillets of wild salmon, skinned 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 4 spring onions, finely chopped 60ml dark soy sauce 45ml mirin (a rice wine similar to sake) 200g broccoli, cut into small florets 180g brown rice vermicelli noodles