Eating This Fruit Daily May Help Stabilize Blood Sugar, Study Finds
Key takeaways
- She lives in Newport Beach, California, and enjoys connecting people to the food they eat and how it influences health and wellbeing.Image by Sarah Reid / StocksyMay 06, 2026Fruit?
- To test this, researchers analyzed data from a large randomized trial of over 1,000 adults with elevated waist circumference (a key risk factor for metabolic disease).
- After six months, participants in the avocado group saw their dietary glycemic load drop by approximately 14 points compared to the control group.
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Author: Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDNMay 06, 2026Registered Dietitian Nutritionist By Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDNRegistered Dietitian Nutritionist Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist with a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from Texas Christian University and a master’s in nutrition interventions, communication, and behavior change from Tufts University. She lives in Newport Beach, California, and enjoys connecting people to the food they eat and how it influences health and wellbeing.Image by Sarah Reid / StocksyMay 06, 2026Fruit? For blood sugar balance? That's right. While fruit can healthfully fit into a blood sugar-friendly diet, some do so more easily than others. Take the avocado for example. Yes, avocados are botanically a fruit, but they are unique due to their high fat content (mainly beneficial monounsaturated fats) and impressive amount of fiber (about 5-7 grams for half of an avocado). So, how do avocados impact blood sugar? That's the question researchers set out to answer in a new analysis.
The goal of this study was to understand whether adding an avocado to a person's usual diet could improve markers related to blood sugar control, specifically glycemic load (without asking them to change anything else about their diet or exercise routine).
To test this, researchers analyzed data from a large randomized trial of over 1,000 adults with elevated waist circumference (a key risk factor for metabolic disease). Participants were randomly assigned to either eat one large avocado daily for six months or continue their usual diet with a limit of two avocados per month. Importantly, no other dietary changes were required.