| Author | Year | No. Participants | Trial Design | Consumption /follow-up | Intervention | Outcome (s) |
| Grant et al. [31] | 1960 | 16 | Crossover | Daily, 4 weeks/phase | Avocado addition of 0.5 - 1.5 units | ↓ total cholesterol |
| Colquhoun et al. [21] | 1992 | 15 | Crossover | Daily, 1 week/phase | Diet rich in MUFAs supplemented with 300 g avocado vs. diet rich in complex carbohydrates | ↓ total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides, ↑ HDL concentration |
| Carranza et al. [32] | 1995 | 16 | Crossover | Daily, 4 week/phase | Diet rich in avocados (75% of total fat), vs. diet low in saturated fat | ↓ total cholesterol and LDL, ↑increased HDL concentration |
| Pieterse et al. [38] | 2005 | 61 | Parallel | Daily, 6 weeks | Hypocaloric diet with inclusion of 200 g of avocado or hypocaloric diet | No difference regarding weight reduction and blood pressure |
| Sloth et al. [39] | 2009 | 131 | Parallel | Daily, 6 months | Moderate fat diet with 100 g avocado or low-fat diet or control diet | No difference regarding weight reduction |
| Wien et al. [20] | 2013 | 26 | Crossover | 1 meal, postmeal measurement | Adding avocado 68g at lunch | ↑ satiety and ↓ of fasting insulin in postprandial period of 3 h |
| Wang et al. [35] | 2015 | 45 | Crossover | Daily, 5 weeks/phase | Low-fat diet, moderate fat diet or moderate fat diet with addition of 136 g of avocado per day | ↓ LDL and weight maintenance |