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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Avocado Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults
What’s Inside: Higher avocado intake was associated with lower risk of CVD and coronary heart disease in 2 large prospective cohorts of US men and women. The replacement of certain fat‐containing foods with avocado could lead to lower risk of CVD.
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.
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.
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: The goal of this study is to examine how avocado relates to cognitive function among older adults.
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.
