A hypocaloric Mediterranean diet and daily exercise maintain weight loss

(Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Following a Mediterranean diet low in calories and engaging daily physical activity have proved to reduce body weight and cardiovascular risk in patients with overweight and metabolic syndrome, and to maintain these benefits after one year. These are the main findings of the PREDIMED-Plus trial, which have studied more than 600 patients aged between 55 and 75 years old with obesity or overweight and metabolic syndrome.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news