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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Effects of Increasing Total Fruit Intake With Avocado and Mango on Endothelial Function and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults With Prediabetes
What’s Inside: Low fruit intake is a global risk factor for cardiometabolic diseases. This study sought to investigate vascular and metabolic effects of increasing total and select fruit intake in adults with prediabetes.
Avocado Consumption Patterns and Nutrient Contribution in the US: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017–March 2020 and August 2021–August 2023
What’s Inside: This study aimed to characterize the prevalence, quantity, and context of avocado intake among the US population and to evaluate its contribution to daily nutrient intake.
Effects of Replacing Solid Fats and Added Sugars with Avocado in Adults with Elevated Cardiometabolic Risk: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Feeding, Crossover Trial
What’s Inside: This study assessed the effects of replacing solid fats and added sugars with avocado in a typical American diet for adults with increased cardiometabolic risk.
Using the avocado as an evening snack to investigate whole food matrix and macronutrient composition on morning metabolic indices in adults with prediabetes
What’s Inside: Can an avocado snack at night support better morning metabolism? 🥑 This new study explores how whole food structure and macronutrient composition impact metabolic markers in adults with prediabetes. The findings might surprise you. 👀
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.
Adherence and Body Weight with Daily Avocado Consumption Among Latina Women of the Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial (HAT)
What’s Inside: The aim of this study was to examine the adherence, changes in weight, and, waist circumference associated with the daily consumption of a culturally preferred food, namely an avocado, among Hispanic/Latina females in the Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial (HAT).
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.
