Persea Americana for Total Health (PATH)-2

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be between the ages of 25 and 74 years old
• BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2
• Ability to drop off fecal sample within 15 minutes of defecation
• 20/20 or corrected vision

Exclusion Criteria:

• Avocado allergy or intolerance
• Food allergies or intolerances
• Prior diagnosis of liver or gastrointestinal disease (primary biliary cirrhosis orgallbladder disease, chronic constipation, diarrhea, Crohn's disease, celiac disease,ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulosis, stomach or duodenalulcers), diabetes, hepatitis, HIV, or cancer
• Women that are pregnant, have given birth in the previous 12 months or are lactating
• Individuals that smoke, use tobacco, abuse drugs, or consume > 2 alcoholic beveragesper day.
• > 5% weight change in the past month or > 10% change in the past six months
• Oral antibiotics during the previous 6 weeks.
• Currently taking lipid-lowering medications, oral hypoglycemic agents, or insulin.
• History of malabsorptive or restrictive bariatric surgeries (e.g., gastric bypass,sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band) or gall bladder removal surgery.
• Are unable to consume the experimental meals/snacks.
• Allergic to latex
• Concurrent enrollment in another dietary, exercise, or medication study