Trial reportThe American journal of clinical nutrition2015
Type and amount of dietary protein in the treatment of metabolic syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in The American journal of clinical nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
BOLD (Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet) Effects on Established and Emerging Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors: Effects on Metabolic Syndrome (BOLD-X)
The Impact of Dietary Habits and Nutrition Intervention on Metabolic Syndrome Parameters in Hospitalized Individuals With the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of unprocessed red meat on obesity and related factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Plant Versus Animal Protein on Muscle Mass, Strength, Physical Performance, and Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Reducing meat and/or dairy consumption in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effects on protein intake, anthropometric values, and body composition.Nutrition reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Red meat consumption and risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Practical Guidance for Interventions in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: Diet and Exercise vs. Changes in Body Composition.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of Plant Protein on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Pooled it
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- Dietary Macronutrients and Circulating Nonesterified Fatty Acids: A Secondary Analysis of the OMNI Heart Crossover Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Unprocessed red meat in the dietary treatment of obesity: a randomized controlled trial of beef supplementation during weight maintenance after successful weight loss.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- Improvement of glycemic indices by a hypocaloric legume-based DASH diet in adults with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
- Isocaloric-restricted Mediterranean Diet and Chinese Diets High or Low in Plants in Adults With Prediabetes.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Trial
- Effects of a diet based on the Dietary Guidelines on vascular health and TMAO in women with cardiometabolic risk factors.Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2022Trial
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- Effect of the intake of dietary protein on insulin resistance in subjects with obesity: a randomized controlled clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2021Trial
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- Adopting a Mediterranean-Style Eating Pattern with Different Amounts of Lean Unprocessed Red Meat Does Not Influence Short-Term Subjective Personal Well-Being in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.The Journal of nutrition · 2018Trial
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFood-based dietary patterns emphasizing plant protein that were evaluated in the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and OmniHeart trials are recommended for the treatment of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the contribution of plant protein to total protein in these diets is proportionally less than that of animal protein.
objectiveThis study compared 3 diets varying in type (animal compared with plant) and amount of protein on MetS criteria.
designSixty-two overweight adults with MetS consumed a healthy American diet for 2 wk before being randomly allocated to either a modified DASH diet rich in plant protein (18% protein, two-thirds plant sources, n = 9 males, 12 females), a modified DASH diet rich in animal protein (Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet: 18.4% protein, two-thirds animal sources, n = 9 males, 11 females), or a moderate-protein diet (Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet Plus Protein: 27% protein, two-thirds animal sources, n = 10 males, 11 females). Diets were compared across 3 phases of energy balance: 5 wk of controlled (all foods provided) weight maintenance (WM), 6 wk of controlled weight loss (minimum 500-kcal/d deficit) including exercise (WL), and 12 wk of prescribed, free-living weight loss (FL). The primary endpoint was change in MetS criteria.
resultsAll groups achieved ∼5% weight loss at the end of the WL phase and maintained it through FL, with no between-diet differences (WM compared with WL, FL, P < 0.0001; between diets, P = NS). All MetS criteria decreased independent of diet composition (main effect of phase, P < 0.01; between diets, P = NS). After WM, all groups had a MetS prevalence of 80-90% [healthy American diet (HAD) compared with WM, P = NS], which decreased to 50-60% after WL and was maintained through FL (HAD, WM vs WL, FL, P < 0.01).
conclusionsWeight loss was the primary modifier of MetS resolution in our study population regardless of protein source or amount. Our findings demonstrate that heart-healthy weight-loss dietary patterns that emphasize either animal or plant protein improve MetS criteria similarly. This study was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00937638.
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