avocado and Reduced Insulin Levels

• Effects of replacing solid fats and added sugars with avocado in adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk: a randomized, double-blind, controlled feeding, crossover trial.

  • 2026-02
  • RCT
  • The American journal of clinical nutrition 123(2)
  • • Nana Gletsu-Miller
    • Meredith L Wilcox
    • Lisa A Spence
    • Amy J Wright
    • Liana L Guarneiri
    • Muhammad M Nadeem
    • Mark J Hutter
    • Karen L Sprague
    • Andrew W Brown
    • Allon N Friedman
    • Carol F Kirkpatrick
    • Kevin C Maki

  • PubMed: 41397527
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.101137

  12 Insights on

  • Reduced Insulin Levels

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Percentage changes for other lipoprotein lipids, glucose, insulin, and blood pressures did not significantly differ (P > 0.05) between conditions.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  1 avocado (∼180 g/d, ∼300 kcal/d)

• Is avocado beneficial for lipid profiles? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

  • 2025-10
  • Systematic Review
  • Clinical nutrition ESPEN 69
  • • Bruno M Candeloro
    • Sandra M Barbalho
    • Lucas Fornari Laurindo
    • Rodrigo D Raimundo
    • Beatriz L Stevanato
    • Maria C B Assumpção
    • Estela M D Casangel
    • Edson H Ito
    • Matheus C Barros
    • Andrey A Porto
    • David M Garner
    • Vitor E Valenti

  • PubMed: 40876535
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.08.019

  9 Insights on

  • Reduced Insulin Levels

  • High evidence
  • Clinical

  Among overweight and diabetic populations, reductions in fasting insulin ... were reported

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  30-500 g/day