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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

avocado and Improved Blood Lipid Profile

Doses used in studies

avocado/day: 1 (median 1, IQR 1–1) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 6.1 months · IQR 6.1 months–6.1 months · Range 6.1 months–6.1 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Effect of Daily Avocado Intake on Cardiovascular Health Assessed by Life's Essential 8: An Ancillary Study of HAT, a Randomized Controlled Trial.
- 2025-03-04
- RCT · n = 969
- Journal of the American Heart Association 14(5)
- - Janhavi J Damani
  - Penny M Kris-Etherton
  - Alice H Lichtenstein
  - Nirupa R Matthan
  - Joan Sabaté
  - Zhaoping Li
  - David Reboussin
  - Kristina S Petersen
- PubMed: 39968784
- DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.039130
4 Insights on
- Improved Blood Lipid Profile
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Clinical
avocado intake increased the LE8 component scores for ... blood lipids (3.46 points [95% CI, 1.03-5.90])
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
Yes
Dose
1 avocado per day