Key result
Obesity is linked to higher clustered cardiometabolic risk regardless of Mediterranean diet adherence.
Why the study?
Does physical activity-related energy expenditure or Mediterranean diet adherence have a greater impact on cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese individuals?
Observational
Does physical activity-related energy expenditure or Mediterranean diet adherence have a greater impact on cardiometabolic risk in overweight and obese individuals?
Increasing energy expenditure through physical activity may be more important than restrictive diets for reducing cardiometabolic risk in obese individuals.
to assess MD adherence. Physical activity-related energy expenditure was reported through the Minnesota Leisure Time Physical Activity Questionnaire. Anthropometry, blood pressure, lipid and glycaemic markers were measured. Most of the participants were overweight or obese and had a medium-high MD adherence. The obesity group showed lower energy expenditure and a greater clustered cardiometabolic risk. Overweight and obese had a greater clustered cardiometabolic risk compared to the high MD adherence and normo-weight. Obese showed the greatest clustered cardiometabolic risk with independence of MD adherence. Increasing energy expenditure through physical activity better than restrictive diets might be one of the key components for reducing cardiometabolic risk among obese people.
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Morán et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Overweight, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk. Mediterranean diet adherence and physical activity-related energy expenditure was evaluated on Clustered cardiometabolic risk. Obesity was associated with the greatest clustered cardiometabolic risk independent of Mediterranean diet adherence, suggesting physical activity is a key component for reducing risk.
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