A Mediterranean diet and low-fat vegan diet to improve body weight and cardiometabolic risk factors: a cross-over trial

The present study compared a Mediterranean and a vegan diet for their effects on weight and cardiometabolic parameters, using a cross-over design. Based on the findings of prior studies, it tested the hypothesis that, compared with a Mediterranean diet, a low-fat vegan diet results in greater changes in body weight, total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations, and insulin sensitivity.

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