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ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2019

Hass Avocado Inclusion in a Weight-Loss Diet Supported Weight Loss and Altered Gut Microbiota: A 12-Week Randomized, Parallel-Controlled Trial.

Susanne M Henning, Jieping Yang, Shih Lung Woo, Ru-Po Lee, Jianjun Huang, Anna Rasmusen, Catherine L Carpenter, Gail Thames, Irene Gilbuena, Chi-Hong Tseng and 2 more

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Article in Current developments in nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02953158 (A Comparison of A Hypocaloric Diet Plus One Hass Avocado Per Day Versus An Equally Hypocaloric Diet for Weight Loss, Satiety, Changes in Body Composition, and Risk Factors for Chronic Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02953158 nacompletednot on this map

A Comparison of A Hypocaloric Diet Plus One Hass Avocado Per Day Versus An Equally Hypocaloric Diet for Weight Loss, Satiety, Changes in Body Composition, and Risk Factors for Chronic Disease (HAWLS)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2017 to 2017Enrolled60ConditionsOverweightArmsHaas Avocado, Dietary Counseling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Susanne M HenningDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1085-7588
Jieping YangDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Shih Lung WooDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ru-Po LeeDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jianjun HuangDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Anna RasmusenDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Catherine L CarpenterDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8334-4084
Gail ThamesDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Irene GilbuenaDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Chi-Hong TsengDepartment of Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
David HeberDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Zhaoping LiDepartment of Medicine, Center for Human Nutrition, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAvocados contain fiber, lutein, and vitamin E, and they are a rich source of MUFAs. The effect of including an avocado daily as part of a hypocaloric weight-loss diet on weight loss is not known.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the effect of daily avocado consumption as part of a hypocaloric diet on weight loss, body composition, satiety, biomarkers of inflammation, and intestinal microbiota composition.

methodsIn this randomized, parallel-controlled, open-label, 2-arm intervention study, 51 healthy overweight/obese women and men were assigned to a hypocaloric diet with 1 Hass avocado daily (AVO;

resultsBoth groups experienced significant weight loss, decrease in BMI (in kg/m

conclusionsDaily Hass avocado consumption as part of a hypocaloric diet supported weight loss, a decrease in serum HGF, and an increase in the abundance of bacteria involved in plant polysaccharide fermentation. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02953158.

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avocadoclinical trialhepatic growth factorinflammationintestinal microbiotasatietyweight loss

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