Effect of Orange Juice and Healthy Diet on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors of Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome

Nutritionists prescribed the same balanced diet for both groups keeping suffice energy to maintain the current weight, estimated from total energy expenditure (TEE) for each individual and based on individual weight. The dietary plan was composed of six meals/day: breakfast (fat-free milk and coffee; whole-grain bread with margarine, and an apple); snack 1 (250 mL OJ/ banana or other fruits and free-fat yogurt); lunch (brown rice, beans, grilled lean meat, salad, cooked vegetables); snack 2 (250 mL OJ / free-fat yogurt with oatmeal); dinner (brown rice, beans, grilled lean meat, cooked vegetables and salad); and snack 3 (salty crackers or oat cookies, tea without sugar). Body composition measurements were colected every two weeks; blood samples and dietary questionnaires, monthly.