‘Keto diet’ blamed for rising avocado prices

The Wall Street Journal blames the high-fat, low-carb eating trend called ‘keto’ for the rising cost…

The Wall Street Journal blames the high-fat, low-carb eating trend called ‘keto’ for the rising costs of avocados, among other high-fat foods. The cost of other high-fat foods like butter, olive oil and salmon have all reportedly risen by as much as 60 percent in the last six years. Meanwhile, starches like corn, soybeans and wheat have either remained steady or fallen in price.

The dieting approach, which has cultivated quite the celeb following thanks to its fast and effective weight loss results, calls for about 90 grams of fat per day.

This makes avocados an ideal pick for meeting keto requirements because it has roughly 188 calories of monounsaturated -or healthy- fats, the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service reports.

And most probably, this is also why prices would, in turn, rise.