Advances in Scientific Research of Persea American Mill (Avocado): A Meta Analysis

Abstract

This research objective was to obtain a general opinion about the recent trends advances in Persea americana Mill. Scientific researches. In addition, it’s aimed to investigate the trends in recent advances of Persea americana Mill. researches conducted and published in recognized and prestigious journals. Instead of carrying out a traditional literature review, we conducted a meta-analysis. This allowed us to compare estimates from different studies standardized for the country analyzed, the method applied, control variables used, or sample selected. We focused on two factors: the recent trends on scientific research of Persea americana mill. First, data evealed that there were many biological effects exhibited using avocado extract, among the many, the most conducted study is on the effectiveness of avocado extract as hypoglycemic/diabetes and an on anti-inflammatory/osteoarthritis.. Second, data indicates a significant positive result as hypoglycemic and anti-inflammatory.