Trial of Two Dietary Programs on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome

As the worldwide dietary pattern becomes more westernized, the metabolic syndrome is reaching epidemic proportions. Lifestyle modifications including diet and exercise are recommended as first-line intervention for treating metabolic syndrome. Previously, we reported that specific phytochemical supplementation for 12 weeks (soy protein, phytosterols, rho iso-alpha acids and proanthocyanidins) increased the effectiveness of the modified Mediterranean-style low glycemic load dietary program on variables associated with metabolic syndrome and CVD in subjects with metabolic syndrome and elevated LDL cholesterol. In this study, we propose to conduct a multi-center randomized trial to confirm our previous findings.