Everyone loves avocado - some to near obsession. Unlike most soft, creamy, buttery ingredients, avocado has barely any down-sides nutritionally.

The fat that makes it so velvety is the kind of 'good' unsaturated fat we want to load up on to lower our levels of 'bad' cholesterol (LDL). It is also packed with fiber and nutrients that enhance the nutritional quality of everything else you're eating.

And, of course, its color, shape and malleable texture make for a cracking Instagram post.

As such, we put it on, in or with anything - from breakfast sandwiches to smoothies to salad to chicken dinner to nachos.

But, as with anything, you can have too much of a good thing.

'Avocado is a better fat than, say, animal fat. But only in moderation,' Dr Andrew Freeman, a cardiologist at National Jewish Health, tells DailyMail.com.

'Even for the average person on a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, 300 calories still really adds up.'

When it comes to what your limit should be, Dr Freeman says he doesn't have a specific amount 'but just have it in moderation, and people with heart disease should avoid it all together'.

Lakatos-Shames recommends having just one-fifth of an avocado, which equates to roughly one ounce.

'A fifth of an avocado: it doesn't sound like much but you're still getting the nutrients from it, and the nutrient boost that it gives the other ingredients,' she explained.

'A little bit really goes a long way. Avocado makes you feel satisfied quicker because it's creamy and it's decadent, but you don't need much of it to get the benefits from it. A fifth will still give you 50 calories, six grams of fat and three grams of fiber.'