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Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial
This study aims to evaluate the effect of providing one avocado per day for consumption over a six month period on established health parameters, including visceral adiposity, hepatic lipid content, markers of metabolic syndrome and high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), compared to habitual diet.The primary aim of this study is to determine whether providing one avocado per day for consumption for six months will produce a greater decrease in visceral adiposity as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Americans with an increased waist circumference as compared to habitual diet.
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Erin Hammett - at ehammett@psu.edu or 717-531-1510
Obstetrics and Gynecology (HERSHEY)
All
18 year(s) or older
SITE00000366
Inclusion Criteria:
>25 years of agenot currently eating >2 avocados per month
increased waist circumference (35+ inches for women, 40+ inches for men)
Exclusion Criteria:
does not eat or is allergic to avocadosnot willing to undergo MRI scans
unstable medical conditions
lost/gained 10 or more pounds in past year
Food & Nutrition