Nutrition Research
Nutrition Research
Learn the latest on avocado nutrition health science
Find nutrition research on the benefits of avocados for cardiovascular health, weight management, type 2 diabetes, and healthy living at every age
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US Older Adults That Consume Avocado or Guacamole Have Better Cognition Than Non-consumers: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2014
What’s Inside: This review used NHANES 2011-2014 data to examine the relationship between self-reported avocado or guacamole consumption and cognitive test scores among U.S. adults aged 60 and older.
Effects of 12-Week Avocado Consumption on Cognitive Function Among Adults with Overweight and Obesity
What’s Inside: Can daily avocado consumption influence cognitive measures? This randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of eating one avocado per day for 12 weeks on select cognitive outcomes among adults with overweight or obesity.
Avocado consumption increases macular pigment density in older adults: a randomized controlled trial
What’s Inside: This six-month randomized controlled trial explored whether consuming one avocado per day could affect serum lutein levels, macular pigmentation density, and cognitive measures in older adults.
Avocado consumption during pregnancy linked to lower child food allergy risk: prospective KuBiCo study
What’s Inside: Maternal exposures during pregnancy play a critical role in offspring’s health outcomes. This study aimed to investigate how maternal avocado consumption during pregnancy relates to offspring allergic health outcomes using the Kuopio Birth Cohort (KuBiCo) Study.
Effect of Daily Avocado Intake on Cardiovascular Health Assessed by Life’s Essential 8: An Ancillary Study of HAT, a Randomized Controlled Trial
What’s Inside: This study examined the effect of daily avocado intake for 26 weeks on the American Heart Association's cardiovascular health score (LE8). Learn what avocados can do for diet quality, sleep health, and blood lipids.
Impact of daily avocado consumption on gut microbiota in adults with abdominal obesity: an ancillary study of HAT, a randomized controlled trial
What’s Inside: Did you miss this one? This study aimed to investigate short-term and long-term impact of avocado consumption without caloric restriction on the gut microbiota of free-living adults with abdominal obesity.
The Effect of Daily Avocado Intake on Food and Nutrient Displacement in a Free-Living Population with Abdominal Obesity
What’s Inside: This secondary analysis, conducted using dietary data from the Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial, sought to assess the effect of consuming a large avocado (168 g, 281 kcal) daily in the avocado-supplemented diet (AD) group compared with the habitual diet (HD) group on food and nutrient D.
One Avocado per Day as Part of Usual Intake Improves Diet Quality: Exploratory Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial
What’s Inside: Few clinical trials have evaluated diet quality change as a predictor of intervention effectiveness.The aim was to examine changes in the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) following a food-based intervention, and assess the associations between HEI-2015 change and intervention effects on cardiometabolic risk-related outcomes.
Nutritional Avocado Intervention Improves Physical Activity Measures in Hispanic/Latino Families: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
What’s Inside: Nutrition and physical activity are key components for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. There remains a paucity of trial data on the effect of specific nutritional interventions on physical activity and sedentary time. One question is how a common nutrient-dense food such as avocado may impact physical activity and sedentary time in Hispanic/Latino families, a group that reports the lowest levels of physical activity.
