NCT02740439

Persea Americana for Total Health (PATH ) Study

Investigating the Effects of Avocado Intake on Metabolism and Cognition: A Systems Approach

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The proposed work will investigate the effects of avocados on abdominal obesity and glycemic control among overweight/obese adults.

Detailed description

The proposed work will investigate the effects of avocados on abdominal obesity and glycemic control among overweight/obese adults. Further, changes in GI microbiota composition and cognitive function will be assessed to comprehensively understand systemic benefits of avocado consumption on gut and brain function. This research study has two aims: 1) To determine the effects of regular avocado intake on metabolic syndrome risk factors, specifically, abdominal obesity and glycemic control, among overweight and obese adults; and 2) to investigate the implications of avocado intake on measures of GI microbiota composition and cognitive function.

Conditions

• Obesity, Abdominal
• Insulin Resistance
• Insulin Sensitivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Avocado	The intervention meals will contain 1 large avocado.
OTHER	Control	The control meals will be isocaloric to the intervention meals but will not contain avocado.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-02-01
• Completion: 2019-02-01
• First posted: 2016-04-15
• Last updated: 2016-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States