Findings
overweight or obesity
METABOLIC SYNDROME
In this interim analysis of a randomized clinical trial including 1521 individuals, a 3-year intervention based on an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and physical activity promotion, compared with advice to follow an ad libitum Mediterranean diet, reduced the total and visceral fat and attenuated the loss of lean mass in older adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome. These changes were likely of public health and even clinical relevance.