Avocado Consumption for 12 Weeks and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Insulin Resistance.

Xuhuiqun Zhang Di XiaoGabriela GuzmanIndika Edirisinghe Britt B Burton-Freeman

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)

Avocado intake was associated with a healthier dietary pattern and trends favoring improved glucose control and reduced biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk when replacing avocado energy for carbohydrate energy in free-living adults who are overweight or with obesity and have insulin resistance. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02695433.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
weight gain
weight loss
high fat diet induced
metabolic syndrome
risk factors
adipose tissue
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
physical activity
clinical trial
body mass index
study protocol
phase iii
glycemic control
phase ii
open label