Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), its cardiometabolic benefits are questionable. Our aim was
to explore whether the combination of a weight-loss Mediterranean diet/lifestyle intervention
with OSA standard care leads to greater cardiometabolic improvements compared with
standard care alone. We randomly assigned 187 adult, overweight, polysomnography-
diagnosed moderate-to-severe OSA patients to a standard care group (SCG, n= 65), a …