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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Prospective Study of Avocado Consumption and Cancer Risk in U.S. Men and Women
What’s Inside: Avocados contain nutrients and phytochemicals that make it promising for cancer prevention, and chemopreventive properties have been demonstrated in prior studies.
Avocado Consumption for 12 Weeks and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Insulin Resistance
What’s Inside: Diets emphasizing unsaturated fat and high fiber are associated with reducing cardiometabolic risk factors. Avocados are rich in MUFA and PUFA fats and fiber.
Avocado Consumption Increased Skin Elasticity and Firmness in Women – A Pilot Study
What’s Inside: This pilot study assesses whether oral consumption of one avocado daily for 8 weeks can reduce skin aging in healthy overweight women assessing skin physical characteristics and resistance to UVB radiation.
A Comprehensive Review of Hass Avocado Clinical Trials, Observational Studies, and Biological Mechanisms
What’s Inside: The first comprehensive review of fresh Hass avocados includes 19 clinical trials, five observational studies, and biological mechanisms.
Associations Between Avocado Consumption and Diet Quality, Dietary Intake, Measures of Obesity and Body Composition in Adolescents: The Teen Food and Development Study
What’s Inside: This study examines if habitual intake of avocado among adolescents is associated with their diet quality, food and nutrient intake, and measures of obesity and body composition.
Effects of Different Allotments of Avocados on the Nutritional Status of Families: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
What’s Inside: Avocados are a nutrient-dense plant-food, but limited trial-derived evidence exists about the effects of avocado intake on family nutritional status. Culturally-appropriate plant-food interventions may alter the nutritional status of at-risk families.
Consumption of Avocado and Associations With Nutrient, Food, and Anthropometric Measures in a Representative Survey of Australians: A Secondary Analysis of the 2011–2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
What’s Inside: This study aimed to perform a secondary analysis of the 2011-2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) to quantify avocado consumption in the Australian population and explore the associations between avocado intakes, consumption of nutrients and food groups based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADGs) and anthropometric measurements.
Avocado Consumption Alters Gastrointestinal Bacteria Abundance and Microbial Metabolite Concentrations Among Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
What’s Inside: We aimed to evaluate the impact of avocado consumption on the gastrointestinal microbiota and microbial metabolites, secondary outcomes of the Persea Americana for Total Health (PATH) study, and conduct exploratory analyses to assess relations between the fecal microbiota, fecal metabolites, and health markers.
Hass Avocado Inclusion in a Weight Loss Diet Supported Weight Loss and Altered Gut Microbiota: A 12 Week Randomized Parallel-controlled Trial 1
What’s Inside: A randomized parallel-controlled trial randomized overweight or obese participants into one of two 12 week dietary recommendations to determine whether including one avocado daily in a hypocaloric diet would affect body weight and composition.
