Impact of daily avocado consumption on gut microbiota in adults with abdominal obesity: an ancillary study of HAT, a randomized controlled trial
Jieping Yang, On Kei Lei, Shrikant S. Bhute, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Nirupa R. Matthan, Kristina Petersen, Joan Sabaté, David M. Reboussin, Laura Lovato, Mara Z. Vitolins, Sujatha Rajaram, Jonathan P. Jacobs, Jianjun Huang, Meileen Taw, Scarlet Yang, Zhaoping Li
Abstract
: Our findings document a potentially favorable effect of avocados on gut microbiota diversity. The prebiotic potential of avocados is more pronounced in individuals with a low diet quality score. This trial is registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03528031 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03528031).
Topics & Concepts
Gut floraObesityGut microbiomeConsumption (sociology)Randomized controlled trialMicrobiomeAbdominal obesityHealthy eatingMedicineBiologyFood scienceGerontologyInternal medicinePhysical activityMetabolic syndromePhysical therapyImmunologyBioinformaticsSocial scienceSociologyPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsClimate change impacts on agriculture