Effect of avocado honey on anthropometric and biochemical parameters in healthy subjects: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Hernández Salazar M, Flores A, Ramírez E, Llaca Díaz J, Rodríguez B, Castro H · CyTA - Journal of Food · 2022 June 16

DOI 10.1080/19476337.2022.2085329

Objective

To investigate the effect of consuming avocado honey on anthropometric and biochemical parameters in healthy subjects for 4 weeks.

Conclusions

The study concluded that consuming avocado honey did not have significant effects on BMI, body fat percentage, fasting blood glucose, triglyceride levels, total cholesterol levels, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

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Insights

Avocado honey, rich in bioactive compounds, can serve as a natural sweetener without negatively impacting anthropometric and biochemical parameters.

In this study, the researchers assessed the impact of consuming 25 grams of avocado honey daily for a period of four weeks on a group of 13 healthy individuals aged between 25 and 50 years, with Body Mass Indexes less than 25 kg/m2. The participants were divided into two groups, one acting as a control and the other as the honey consumption group. Despite the dietary addition of avocado honey, there were no significant deviations in the subjects' Body Mass Index and body fat percentage. Furthermore, it didn't affect biochemical parameters including fasting blood glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Consequently, avocado honey may be considered an effective functional food or natural sweetener.