Avocados can help treat metabolic syndrome, study says: HumSub.TV
Avocados can help treat metabolic syndrome, study says: HumSub.TV: A new review of studies looking at the health effects of avocados found that there is ‘satisfactory clinical evidence’ that the Avacado’s can help to treat metabolic syndrome.
Adopting a healthful diet is considered one of the best ways to prevent or treat metabolic syndrome.
The new review recently published in the journal Phytotherapy Research suggests that avocados should form a part of this diet.
Avocados are a fruit from the avocado tree, or Persea americana, which is native to Mexico and Central and South America.
These benefits have been attributed to the bioactive components of avocados, which include carotenoids, fatty acids, minerals such as calcium, iron, and zinc, and vitamins A, B, C, and E.
For their review, co-author Hossein Hosseinzadeh, of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and colleagues set out to determine how these components might help to combat the risk factors of metabolic syndrome.
To reach their findings, the researchers analysed the results of various in vivo, in vitro, and clinical studies that investigated the effects of avocado on metabolic health.
Hosseinzadeh and colleagues found that the fruit has the strongest impact on lipid levels that is, levels of HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides.
“The reported mechanism of this effect was regulating of the hydrolysis of certain lipoproteins and their selective uptake and metabolism by different tissues such as liver and pancreas,” explain the authors.
“Another possible mechanism could be related to the marked proliferation of the liver smooth endoplasmic reticulum which is known to be associated with induction of enzymes involved in lipid biosynthesis.”
The review also uncovered evidence that avocado is beneficial for weight loss. The researchers cite one study that found overweight or obese adults who ate one avocado every day for 6 weeks experienced significant decreases in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and the percentage of body fat.
Additionally, the team identified a number of studies associating avocado intake with reductions in blood pressure among patients with hypertension, and evidence suggests that the fruit might also help to reduce atherosclerosis the narrowing or hardening of arteries caused by a buildup of plaque.
Notably, Hosseinzadeh and colleagues found that it is not just the flesh of the avocado that can benefit metabolic health, the peel, seed, and leaves of the fruit may also help.
Overall, the researchers concluded that avocado’s may be effective for the treatment of risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome, though further research is warranted.
They wrote “In this review article, satisfactory clinical evidence suggested that avocado can be used as herbal dietary supplements for treatment of different components of [metabolic syndrome].
Although, avocado like other herbal products is safe and generally better tolerated than synthetic medications, there is limited scientific evidence to evaluate different side effects because of contaminants, or interactions with drugs. Besides, further studies need to be accomplished on the metabolic effects of different parts of avocado for other possible mechanisms.”
Avocados can help treat metabolic syndrome, study says: HumSub.TV
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