Nutrition Research
Nutrition Research
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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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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.
The Design and Rationale of a Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing One Avocado per Day To Usual Diet: The Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial (HAT)
What’s Inside: The Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial HAT is a multi-center, randomized, controlled trial designed to test whether in a large, diverse cohort providing one avocado per day for consumption for six months compared to a habitual diet essentially devoid of avocados, will result in a decrease in visceral adiposity as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in individuals with an increased waist circumference (WC).
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, Abdominal Adiposity, and Oral Glucose Tolerance Among Persons with Overweight and Obesity
What’s Inside: Although intake of Hass avocado has been cross-sectionally linked to lower abdominal obesity, knowledge of the effects of avocado consumption on abdominal adiposity and glycemic outcomes remains limited. The effects of avocado consumption on abdominal adiposity, insulin resistance, oral-glucose-tolerance test (OGTT), and estimated β-cell function were evaluated.
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.
Using the Avocado to Test the Satiety Effects of a Fat-Fiber Combination in Place Of Carbohydrate Energy in a Breakfast Meal in Overweight and Obese Men and Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial 1
What’s Inside: In a recent clinical trial, 31 relatively healthy overweight/obese adults, found that eating a whole avocado as part of a breakfast meal, compared to a meal with no avocado suppressed hunger and improved meal satisfaction. Dietary fiber adds bulk to the diet and can promote a feeling of fullness faster, which can increase satiety and help manage weight. The study was funded by the Hass Avocado Board and satiety was measured by a visual analog scale up to 6 hours after the meal. Though more research is needed to generalize the results to all people, the findings support the growing body of evidence connecting eating avocados and a positive impact on body weight.
Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort
What’s Inside: Investigated the impact of habitual avocado intake on changes in weight and BMI and the odds of normal weight individuals becoming overweight or obese during follow-up: a prospective, longitudinal cohort study (Adventist Health Study 2).
Postprandial Gut Hormone Responses To Hass Avocado Meals and Their Association With Visual Analog Scores in Overweight Adults: A Randomized 3 × 3 Crossover Trial
What’s Inside: An evaluation changes in postingestive gut hormone concentrations from the consumption of Hass avocado by addition or inclusion to lunch test meals, and an examination of their association with measures of appetite sensation.
