• Carmen Sayón-Orea, Cristina Razquin, Mónica Bulló, Dolores Corella, Montserrat Fitó, Dora Romaguera, Jesús Vioque, Ángel M Alonso-Gómez, Julia Wärnberg, J Alfredo Martínez, Luís Serra-Majem, Ramón Estruch, Francisco J Tinahones, José Lapetra, Xavier Pintó, Josep A Tur, José López-Miranda, Aurora Bueno-Cavanillas, Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez, Pilar Matía-Martín, Lidia Daimiel, Vicente Martín Sánchez, Josep Vidal, Clotilde Vázquez, Emilio Ros, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, José V Sorlí, Olga Castañer, Miquel Fiol, Eva M Navarrete-Muñoz, Fernando Arós, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, M Angeles Zulet, Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Rosa Casas, Rosa Bernal-López, José M Santos-Lozano, Emili Corbella, Cristina Bouzas, Ana García-Arellano, Josep Basora, Eva M Asensio, Helmut Schröder, Manuel Moñino, Manoli García de la Hera, Lucas Tojal-Sierra, Estefanía Toledo, Andrés Díaz-López, Albert Goday, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, and Miguel A Martínez-González.
• Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
• JAMA. 2019 Oct 15; 322 (15): 1486-1499.

ImportanceHigh-quality dietary patterns may help prevent chronic disease, but limited data exist from randomized trials about the effects of nutritional and behavioral interventions on dietary changes.ObjectiveTo assess the effect of a nutritional and physical activity education program on dietary quality.Design, Setting, And ParticipantsPreliminary exploratory interim analysis of an ongoing randomized trial. In 23 research centers in Spain, 6874 men and women aged 55 to 75 years with metabolic syndrome and no cardiovascular disease were enrolled in the trial between September 2013 and December 2016, with final data collection in March 2019.InterventionsParticipants were randomized to an intervention group that encouraged an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet, promoted physical activity, and provided behavioral support (n = 3406) or to a control group that encouraged an energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet (n = 3468). All participants received allotments of extra-virgin olive oil (1 L/mo) and nuts (125 g/mo) for free.Main Outcomes And MeasuresThe primary outcome was 12-month change in adherence based on the energy-reduced Mediterranean diet (er-MedDiet) score (range, 0-17; higher scores indicate greater adherence; minimal clinically important difference, 1 point).ResultsAmong 6874 randomized participants (mean [SD] age, 65.0 [4.9] years; 3406 [52%] men), 6583 (96%) completed the 12-month follow-up and were included in the main analysis. The mean (SD) er-MedDiet score was 8.5 (2.6) at baseline and 13.2 (2.7) at 12 months in the intervention group (increase, 4.7 [95% CI, 4.6-4.8]) and 8.6 (2.7) at baseline and 11.1 (2.8) at 12 months in the control group (increase, 2.5 [95% CI, 2.3-2.6]) (between-group difference, 2.2 [95% CI, 2.1-2.4]; P < .001).Conclusions And RelevanceIn this preliminary analysis of an ongoing trial, an intervention that encouraged an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and physical activity, compared with advice to follow an energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet, resulted in a significantly greater increase in diet adherence after 12 months. Further evaluation of long-term cardiovascular effects is needed.Trial Registrationisrctn.com Identifier: ISRCTN89898870.

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