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Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort
Avocados contain nutrients and bioactive compounds that may help reduce the risk of becoming overweight/obese. We prospectively examined the effect of habitual avocado intake on changes in weight and body mass index (BMI). In the Adventist Health Study (AHS-2), a longitudinal cohort (~55,407; mean a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6471050/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30909592 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11030691 |
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description | Avocados contain nutrients and bioactive compounds that may help reduce the risk of becoming overweight/obese. We prospectively examined the effect of habitual avocado intake on changes in weight and body mass index (BMI). In the Adventist Health Study (AHS-2), a longitudinal cohort (~55,407; mean age ~56 years; U.S. and Canada), avocado intake (standard serving size 32 g/day) was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Self-reported height and weight were collected at baseline. Self-reported follow-up weight was collected with follow-up questionnaires between four and 11 years after baseline. Using the generalized least squares (GLS) approach, we analyzed repeated measures of weight in relation to avocado intake. Marginal logistic regression analyses were used to calculate the odds of becoming overweight/obese, comparing low (>0 to <32 g/day) and high (≥32 g/day) avocado intake to non-consumers (reference). Avocado consumers who were normal weight at baseline, gained significantly less weight than non-consumers. The odds (OR (95% CI)) of becoming overweight/obese between baseline and follow-up was 0.93 (0.85, 1.01), and 0.85 (0.60, 1.19) for low and high avocado consumers, respectively. Habitual consumption of avocados may reduce adult weight gain, but odds of overweight/obesity are attenuated by differences in initial BMI values. |
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spelling | pubmed-64710502019-04-25 Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort Heskey, Celine Oda, Keiji Sabaté, Joan Nutrients Article Avocados contain nutrients and bioactive compounds that may help reduce the risk of becoming overweight/obese. We prospectively examined the effect of habitual avocado intake on changes in weight and body mass index (BMI). In the Adventist Health Study (AHS-2), a longitudinal cohort (~55,407; mean age ~56 years; U.S. and Canada), avocado intake (standard serving size 32 g/day) was assessed by a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Self-reported height and weight were collected at baseline. Self-reported follow-up weight was collected with follow-up questionnaires between four and 11 years after baseline. Using the generalized least squares (GLS) approach, we analyzed repeated measures of weight in relation to avocado intake. Marginal logistic regression analyses were used to calculate the odds of becoming overweight/obese, comparing low (>0 to <32 g/day) and high (≥32 g/day) avocado intake to non-consumers (reference). Avocado consumers who were normal weight at baseline, gained significantly less weight than non-consumers. The odds (OR (95% CI)) of becoming overweight/obese between baseline and follow-up was 0.93 (0.85, 1.01), and 0.85 (0.60, 1.19) for low and high avocado consumers, respectively. Habitual consumption of avocados may reduce adult weight gain, but odds of overweight/obesity are attenuated by differences in initial BMI values. MDPI 2019-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC6471050/ /pubmed/30909592 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11030691 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Heskey, Celine Oda, Keiji Sabaté, Joan Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort |
title | Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort |
title_full | Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort |
title_fullStr | Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort |
title_full_unstemmed | Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort |
title_short | Avocado Intake, and Longitudinal Weight and Body Mass Index Changes in an Adult Cohort |
title_sort | avocado intake, and longitudinal weight and body mass index changes in an adult cohort |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6471050/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30909592 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11030691 |
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