Patients' experiences with the CHANGE intervention (funded through Metabolic Syndrome Canada).

This national CHANGE project was designed to test the feasibility of the CHANGE protocol in three Canadian cities (Edmonton, Laval, and Toronto).

A cluster RCT (funded by CIHR, Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund and Metabolic Syndrome Canada).

Through a collaboration of members from five Canadian universities, a review of the literature on lifestyle interventions, which focus on diet and exercise, was conducted.