Avocado consumption is associated with better diet quality and nutrient intake, and lower metabolic syndrome risk in US adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2008

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Fulgoni, Victor L ^a   Dreher, Mark ^b   Davenport, Adrienne J ^c  

^a Nutrition Impact LLC   (United States)

^b Nutrition Science Solutions LLC   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Avocado; BMI; Metabolic syndrome; Nutrient intake; Persea americana; Persea americana mill

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MAGNESIUM; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; AVOCADO; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SODIUM INTAKE; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84871684480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-1     Document Type: Review

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