2020, Number 4
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Med Int Mex 2020; 36 (4)
Avocado has better endothelial effects than other foods in apparently healthy young men
Prado-Zavala LM, Campos-Pérez Y, Ayala-Aceves F, Carranza-Madrigal J
Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 476-484
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ABSTRACT
Background: Endothelial dysfunction is the first step towards atherosclerosis. There
are well-known risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and smoking,
and in recent times foods have also been recognized as modifiers of endothelial function.
Objective: To evaluate the effect on endothelium in healthy subjects of 4 types of food.
Material and Method: A clinical, experimental, comparative, prospective, blinded
for the evaluator, trial, to investigate the effect of different diets on endothelial function,
by flow-mediated vasodilation, in healthy males. The evaluation was carried out
basal and at 4 hours after ingestion of a diet rich in saturated animal fats (whole milk
and burger), saturated vegetable fats (sugar-sweetened donuts and vegetal oil added
milk), monounsaturated fats (avocado sandwich with light milk) and simple carbohydrates
(watermelon and orange juice), isocaloric with each other, with a separation
of at least 7 days.
Results: There were included 16 subjects. The average age of the subjects evaluated
was 23.5 ± 2.5 years. A baseline endothelial dysfunction was found in 73% of the
subjects, with a tendency to improve function in the subjects after receiving the diets
containing avocado and fruit. The avocado was the diet that normalized the endothelial
function of more subjects in relation to their basal state, from 12.5 to 31.25%, unlike
the rest of the diets that after consumption led to an index of positive dysfunction.
Conclusions: There is a high frequency of endothelial dysfunction among apparently
healthy young men. Diets rich in monounsaturated fats improve the arterial
vasodilation profile and normalize endothelial function in more subjects compared
to the other diets.
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