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Avocado-Specific Research
CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
Carranza-Madrigal J, Herrera-Abarca JE, Alvizouri-Muñoz M, Alvarado-Jimenez MR, Chavez-Carbajal F. Effects of a vegetarian diet vs. a vegetarian diet enriched with avocado in hyper-cholesterolemic patients. Arch Med Res. 1997; 28: 537-541.Lopez LR, Frati Munari AC, Hernández Domínguez BC, et al. Monounsaturated fatty acid (avocado) rich diet for mild hypercholesterolemia. Arch Med Res. 1996; 27: 519-523.
Carranza J, Alvizouri M, Alvarado MR, et al. [Effects of avocado on the level of blood lipids in patients with phenotype II and IV dyslipidemias]. [Spanish] Arch Inst Cardiol Mex. 1995; 65: 342-348.
Alvizouri-Munoz M, Carranza-Madrigal J, Herrera-Abarca JE, Chávez-Carbajal F, Amezcua-Gastelum JL. Effects of avocado as a source of monounsaturated fatty acids on plasma lipid levels. Arch Med Res. 1992; 23: 163-167.
Colquhoun D, Moores D, Somerset SM, Humphries JA. Comparison of the effects on lipoproteins and apolipoproteins of a diet high in monounsaturated fatty acids, enriched with avocado, and a high-carbohydrate diet. Am J Clin Nutr. 1992; 56: 671-677.
Grant WC. Influence of avocados on serum cholesterol. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1960; 104: 45-47.
WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
Pieterse Z, Jerling JC, Oosthuizen W, et al. Substitution of high monounsaturated fatty acid avocado for mixed dietary fats during an energy-restricted diet: Effects on weight loss, serum lipids, fibrinogen, and vascular function. Nutrition. 2005; 21: 67-75.GLYCEMIC CONTROL IN PEOPLE WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Lerman-Garber I, Ichazo-Cerro S, Zamora-Gonzalez J, Cardoso-Saldana G, Posadas-Romero C. Effect of a high-monounsaturated fat diet enriched with avocado in NIDDM patients. Diab Care. 1994; 17: 311-315.CANCER
D'Ambrosio SM, Han C, Pan L, Kinghorn AD, Ding H. Aliphatic acetogenin constituents of avocado fruits inhibit human oral cancer cell proliferation by targeting EGFR/RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK1/2 pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2011; 409: 465-469.Ding H, Han C, Guo D, et al. Selective induction of apoptosis of human oral cancer cell lines by avocado extracts via a ROS–mediated mechanism. Nutr Cancer. 2009; 61: 348-356.
Ding H, Chin YW, Kinghorn AD, D'Ambrosio SM. Chemopreventive characteristics of avocado fruit. Sem Canc Biol. 2007; 17: 386-394.
Lu QY, Arteaga JR, Zhang Q, et al. Inhibition of prostate cancer cell growth by an avocado extract: role of lipid-soluble bioactive substances. J Nutr Biochem. 2005; 16: 23-30.
SKIN UV PROTECTION AND WOUND HEALING
Rosenblat G, Meretski S, Segal J, et al. Polyhydrolylated fatty alcohols derived from avocado suppress inflammatory response and provide non-sunscreen protection against UV-induced damage in skin cells. Arch Dermatol Res. 2011; 303(4): 239-46.Nayak BS, Raju SS, Chalapathi RAV. Wound healing activity of Persea americana (avocado) fruit: a preclinical study on rats. J Wound Care. 2008; 17(3): 123-6.
NUTRIENT & PHYTOCHEMICAL ABSORPTION
Unlu N, Bohn T, Clinton SK, Schwartz SJ. Carotenoid absorption from salad and salsa by humans is enhanced by the addition of avocado or avocado oil. J Nutr. 2005; 135: 431-436.NUTRIENT & PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Hurtado-Fernandez E, Carrasco-Pancorbo A, Fernandez-Gutierrez A. Profiling LC-DAD-ESI-TOF MS methods for the determination of phenolic metabolites from avocado (Persea americana). J Agric Food Chem. 2011; 59(6): 2255-2267.Rodriguez-Carpena JC, Morcuende D, Andrade MJ, Kylli P, Estevez M. Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) phenolic, in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, and inhibition of lipid and protein oxidation in porcine patties. J Agric Food Chem. 2011; 59(10): 5625-5635.
Lu QY, Zhang Y, Wang Y, et al. California Hass avocado: Profiling of carotenoids, tocopherols, fatty acids, and fat content during maturation and from different growing areas. J Agric Food Chem. 2009; 57(21): 10408–10413.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory. 2009. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 22. Avocado Composition. NDB No: 09038 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
Meyer MD, Terry LA. Development of a rapid method for the sequential extraction and subsequent quantification of fatty acids and sugar from avocado mesocarp tissue. J Agric Food Chem. 2008; 56(16): 7439-7445.
Ashton OB, Wong M, McGhie TK, et al. Pigments in avocado tissue and oil. J Agric Food Chem. 2006; 54(26): 10151-8.
Moreno AO, Dorantes L, Galindez J, Guzman RI. Effect of different extraction methods on fatty acids, volatile compounds, and physical and chemical properties of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) oil. J Agric Food Chem. 2003; 51(8): 2216–2221.
Duester KC. Avocado fruit is a rich source of beta-sitosterol. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001; 101(4): 404-405.
Duester KC. Avocados a look beyond basic nutrition for one of nature's whole foods. Nutr Today. 2000; 35(4): 151-157.
Kim OK, Murakami A, Nakamura Y, et al. Novel nitric oxide and superoxide generation inhibitors, persenone A and B, from avocado fruit. J Agric Food Chem. 2000; 48(5): 1557-1563.
Oberlies N, Rogers LL, Martin JM, McLaughlin JL. Cytotoxic and insecticidal constituents of the unripe fruit of Persea americana. J Nat Prod. 1998; 61(6): 781-785.
Rainey C, Affleck M, Bretschger K, Alfin-Slater R. The California Avocado: A New Look. Nutr Today. 1994; 29(3): 23-27.
Shaw P, Wilson CW, Knight RJ. High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of D-manno-heptulose, perseitol, glucose, and fructose in avocado cultivars. J Agric Food Chem. 1980; 28(2): 379-382.
Slater G, Shankman S, Shepherd JS, Alfin-Slater RB. Seasonal variation in the composition of California avocados. J Agric Food Chem. 1975; 23(3): 468-474.
