Posted on 12/03/2021 12:12:28 PM PST by nickcarraway
A new clinical trial has demonstrated that a differential allotment of avocados may impact overall self-reported caloric consumption, as well as macro- and micronutrient nutrient intake, including saturated fat and sodium, and food groups, including dairy, refined grains, and red and processed meats.
“Based on their nutrient profile, avocados could be a favorable component of a plant-based eating pattern, with half of a medium sized fruit providing up to 20% of the recommended daily fiber, 10% potassium, 5% magnesium, 15% folate, and 7.5 g of monounsaturated fatty acids,” said study first author Dr. Lorena Pacheco, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health at the University of California San Diego.
“However, there are gaps in our knowledge on the effects of avocado intake on nutritional status.”
“Meticulous attention must be given to the delivery of nutrition education emphasizing how to appropriately incorporate avocados as part of a healthy dietary pattern, i.e., so that avocados do not excessively add to total caloric and/or saturated fat intake, or negatively influence snacking behavior (e.g., chips and guacamole), which could also increase sodium intake.”
“Therefore, we conducted a clinical trial aimed to integrate avocados into the diet of families and measure the impact of this intervention on energy, macro- and micronutrient intakes.”
“Our hypothesis was that the high avocado allotment would lead to an improved family-level nutritional status and improved cardiometabolic risk factors.”
For the study, Dr. Pacheco and colleagues enrolled 72 families (231 individuals) consisting of at least three members each over the age of 5, residing in the same home, free of severe chronic disease, not on specific diets, and self-identified as Mexican heritage.
The families were randomized into the two allotment groups for six months, during which time both groups also
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I quit listening to health and diet advice when I found out that butter was better for you than vegetable oil. And that it was, I think, Wesson that had purposefully engaged in faking data to claim their oil was better. The FDA and AMA went right along with it.
"...a differential allotment of avocados..."Word for the day: "allotment." AA now means Avocado Allotment.“Our hypothesis was that the high avocado allotment would lead to an improved family-level nutritional status and improved cardiometabolic risk factors.”
"The families were randomized into the two allotment groups..." for six months
News Item: Four avocados were skinned, then hung from a decapitated body.
Avocado allotments will soon be raaaaacist.
Under Biden…”Your weekly avocado allotment has been increased to 20 grams.”
Not to worry, though. Biden has asked the “Organization of Avocado Exporting Countries” to increase avocado production.
Coincidentally, I happened to be eating some avocado toast as I read this. With some salt, and with a side of tomatoes/basil/mozzarella salad with balsamic. A good lunch :)
Nothing I like better than some abbacado milk.
Your killing the environment eating avocados. They eat up a ton of water. Lol. Enjoy another on me.
I hope they don’t mandate avocados. Only okra is nastier.
So, what’s next? The government gives out 2.3 avocados each week in non-White areas and bills Whitey for them?
Okra is delicious and healthy, but it’s definitely something that one needs to prepare properly.
We switched back to butter about 5 years ago and we eat avocado all the time.
Margarine is one of the most evil concoctions ever devised.
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