Enhanced weight loss with protein-enriched meal replacements in subjects with the metabolic syndrome.

Abstract in brief

• The study found that obese individuals with metabolic syndrome who followed a high-protein diet enriched with meal replacements lost more weight and fat mass over 12 months compared to those on a conventional protein diet.
• Both diet groups showed improvements in metabolic syndrome-related health parameters, with slightly greater benefits observed in the high-protein group.
• A higher percentage of participants on the high-protein diet no longer met the criteria for metabolic syndrome after one year, suggesting that protein-enriched diets may be more effective for weight management and metabolic health in this population.]