Scand J Med Sci Sports 2007: 17: 687–695 Copyright & 2007 The Authors Printed in Singapore . All rights reserved Journal compilation & 2007 Blackwell Munksgaard Combined diet and exercise intervention reverses the metabolicsyndrome in middle-aged males: results from the Oslo Diet andExercise Study S. A. Anderssen1, S. Carroll2, P. Urdal3, I. Holme1,4 1Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, Oslo, Norway, 2Department of Sport, Health & ExerciseScience, Faculty of Applied Science & Technology, The University of Hull, Hull, UK, 3Department of Clinical Chemistry, UllevaalUniversity Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 4Centre of Preventive Medicine, Department of Preventive Cardiology, Ullevaal UniversityHospital, Oslo, NorwayCorresponding author: Sigmund A. Anderssen, Department of Sports Medicine, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences,Sognsveien 220, Mail box 4014, Ulleva˚l Stadion; 0806 Oslo, Norway. Tel: 47-23262301; Fax: 47-22234220, E-mail:[email protected]