A study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Lipidology analyzed data from 786 people who participated in the six-month Habitual Diet and Avocado Trial. The study included adults over 25 years old with abdominal obesity.
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Half of the participants continued to eat and be physically active as usual during the study. The other half incorporated one avocado per day into their diet but did not change other eating or physical activity habits.
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Researchers collected blood samples from participants at the beginning and end of the study. Although daily avocado consumption was not associated with changes in body weight, it was linked to a 49 nanomoles per liter reduction in LDL particle count.
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