Mediterranean Diet and Protein-Sparing Modified Diet for Metabolic Syndrome in Liver Transplant Recipients

Inclusion Criteria

• •Adult patients \> 18 years old who had a successful liver transplant at least 1 year prior to enrollment who also have a BMI\>30 with previous failed attempts at weight loss via conventional methods. In addition to one of the following:
• •1. Triglyceride (TG)\>150 mg/dl or specific treatment for this lipid abnormality
• •2. HDL \<40 mg/dl in females and \<50 mg/dl in males or specific treatment of this lipid abnormality
• •3. Systolic BP \>130 or diastolic BP \>85 mm Hg or treatment for previously diagnosed hypertension
• •4. Fasting plasma glucose \>100 mg/dl or previously diagnosed type 12 diabetes