Resumen

ANDERSON VAZQUEZ, Hazel Ester; CABRERA, Soralys; LOZANO, Rosa  y  GONZALEZ INCIARTE, Luisandra Coromoto. Effect of consumption of avocado (Persea Americana Mill) on the lipid profile in adults with dyslipidemia. An Venez Nutr [online]. 2009, vol.22, n.2, pp.84-89. ISSN 0798-0752.

Dyslipidemia are common metabolic disorder, which constitute a major risk factor for diseases which have the anatomic substrate atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the avocado on the plasma levels of lipids in subjects with dyslipidemia. The sample was formed with 14 men: 6 (control group) (GA) and 8 (experimental group) (GB). Anthropometrically Both groups were evaluated according to WHO criteria and met a diet (as determined by American Heart Association), consumed more GA 30 cc of corn oil and the GB consumed 30 cc of fat in the avocado-based lunch for 30 days . Measured total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C), low density lipoprotein (LDL-c), very low density lipoproteins (VLDL-c) and Triacilglycerides (TG) at baseline, 15 and 30 days. For statistical analysis was applied to T-student data is not matched (p <0.005) with the program SPSS 10 for Windows. The GA started with TC = 232.6 ± 37.1 mg / dL and ended with 206.7 ± 34.8 mg / dL (p <0.000) (-13%). GB began with the values of CT = 222.9 ± 15.2 mg / dL and finished at 206.3 ± 17.2 mg / dL (p <0.000) (-9.2%). For the 30 days it was found that TG decreased 10.3% and increased HDL-c 6.3% in group B, while c-c-VLDL and LDL had a similar percentage decline for both groups. We conclude that consumption of avocado in a mixed meal hipograsa can be beneficial as a therapeutic strategy in the nutrition of adults with this condition.

Palabras clave : Lipids; monounsaturated fatty acids; dietary fats; avocado; lipoproteins.