Dietary intake and adherence
The four groups reported similar physical activity during 12 weeks (Additional file Energy and nutrition intake during follow-upDuring the 12-week intervention, the mean (± SD) percentage of the days that participants adhered to both the prescribed calories and carbohydrates was 84.9 ± 32.3% in the NC group, 90.3 ± 21.9% in the LC group, 84.6 ± 26.2% in the CR group, and 87.2 ± 24.2% in the LC + CR group. No significant difference was observed between the groups over 12 weeks (