BACKGROUND: A high dietary protein (P) content and low glycemic index (LGI) have been suggested to be beneficial for weight management, but long-term studies are scarce. OBJECTIVE: The DIOGENES randomized clinical trial investigated the effect of P and GI on weight loss maintenance in overweight or obese adults in eight centers across Europe. This study reports the 1-year results in two of the centers that extended the intervention to 1 year. METHOD: After an 8-week low-calorie diet (LCD), 256 adults (body mass index >27 kg m(-)(2)) were randomized to five ad libitum diets for 12 months: high P/LGI (HP/LGI), HP/high GI (HP/HGI), low P/LGI (LP/LGI), LP/HGI and a control diet. During the first 6 months, foods were provided for free through a shop system and during the whole 12-month period, subjects received guidance by a dietician. Primary outcome variable was the change in body weight over the 12-month intervention period. RESULTS: During the LCD period, subjects lost 11.2 (10.8, 12.0) kg (mean (95% confidence interval (CI))). Average weight regain over the 12-month intervention period was 3.9 (95% CI 3.0-4.8) kg. Subjects on the HP diets regained less weight than subjects on the LP diets. The difference in weight regain after 1 year was 2.0 (0.4, 3.6) kg (P=0.017) (completers analysis, N=139) or 2.8 (1.4, 4.1) kg (P<0.001) (intention-to-treat analysis, N=256). No consistent effect of GI on weight regain was found. There were no clinically relevant differences in changes in cardiometabolic risk factors among diet groups. CONCLUSION: A higher protein content of an ad libitum diet improves weight loss maintenance in overweight and obese adults over 12 months.

• MeSH
• adherence pacienta MeSH
• běloši * MeSH
• časové faktory MeSH
• dietní proteiny aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• dietní sacharidy aplikace a dávkování   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• energetický příjem MeSH
• glukózový toleranční test MeSH
• glykemický index * MeSH
• hmotnostní přírůstek * MeSH
• hmotnostní úbytek * MeSH
• index tělesné hmotnosti MeSH
• kalorická restrikce MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nízkoproteinová dieta MeSH
• obezita prevence a kontrola   terapie   MeSH
• obvod pasu MeSH
• redukční dieta * MeSH
• rodina MeSH
• tělesná hmotnost MeSH
• výživa - přehledy MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• multicentrická studie MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Evropa epidemiologie   MeSH
• Názvy látek
• dietní proteiny MeSH
• dietní sacharidy MeSH