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Effects of Avocado ( Persea americana ) on Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Tabeshpour Jamshid,
Razavi Bibi Marjan,
Hosseinzadeh Hossein
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.5805
Subject(s) - persea , medicine , dyslipidemia , metabolic syndrome , obesity , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes mellitus , antithrombotic , lipid profile , traditional medicine , endocrinology , botany , biology
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a clustering of risk factors including high blood glucose, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and obesity that lead to the increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which are among leading causes of death in the world. Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and CVDs by approximately five and three folds, respectively. Therefore, it is of vital importance to manage such conditions with herbal options which have less undesirable adverse effects and may be more efficacious in comparison with synthetic options. Avocado is a well‐known source of carotenoids, minerals, phenolics, vitamins, and fatty acids. The lipid‐lowering, antihypertensive, antidiabetic, anti‐obesity, antithrombotic, antiatherosclerotic, and cardioprotective effects of avocado have been demonstrated in several studies. In this review, we aimed to find out avocado's pharmacological effects on different components of MetS. Moreover, this review report is performed on the MetS effects of peel, seed, flesh, and leaves of avocado. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.