Effect of a Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention on Energy-Reduced Mediterranean Diet Adherence Among Patients With Metabolic Syndrome: Interim Analysis of the PREDIMED-Plus Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

High-quality dietary patterns may help prevent chronic disease, but limited data exist from randomized trials about the effects of nutritional and behavioral interventions on dietary changes.

Objective

To assess the effect of a nutritional and physical activity education program on dietary quality.

Design, setting, and participants

Preliminary exploratory interim analysis of an ongoing randomized trial. In 23 research centers in Spain, 6874 men and women aged 55 to 75 years with metabolic syndrome and no cardiovascular disease were enrolled in the trial between September 2013 and December 2016, with final data collection in March 2019.

Interventions

Participants were randomized to an intervention group that encouraged an energy-reduced Mediterranean

SUBMITTER: Sayon-Orea C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802271 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature