The Effect of Avocado vs. Usual Diet on Skin Aging

Exclusion Criteria

• •Does not eat avocados
• •Sensitive / allergic to avocados
• •Allergies to latex or oral allergy syndrome
• •Not willing or unable to undergo MRI scans
• •Unstable medical condition such as on dialysis for renal disease, cardiac, gastrointestinal, or hepatic disease, cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer \>5 years ago acceptable, any cancer site \>10yrs without recurrence).
• •Pregnant, lactating, intention of pregnancy
• •Lost or gained 10 lbs of body weight in last year
• •Following restricted or weight loss dietary patterns
• •Subjects who cannot avoid excessive exposure to either natural or artificial sunlight.
• •Unstable anti-anxiety / anti-depressive / anti-psychotic medication use defined as dose change within last 6 months
• •Currently taking any prescription medications that increase the risk of photosensitivity or history of taking such medications in the less than 3 months (e.g. alpha-hydroxy acids in cosmetics, antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, levofloxacin, ofloxacin, tetracycline, trimethoprim), antifungals (flucytosine, griseofulvin, voricanozole), antihistamines (cetirizine, diphenhydramine, loratadine, promethazine, cyproheptadine), Accutane
• •Oral steroid use within the last 6 months longer than 7 days
• •Elevated alcohol intake (7+ drinks/week females; 14+ drinks/week males)
• •Participation in another clinical intervention trial within 30 days of baseline