Plant-based Nutrition for Patients With Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Inclusion Criteria: * Blood pressure \> 140 mmHg systolic and/or \> 90 mmHg diastolic, in case of medication also increased values \> 140 mmHg systolic and/or \> 90 mmHg diastolic needed * Adipositas with a waist circumference of \> 94 cm in men and \> 80 cm in women * A non-vegetarian diet in the past 6 months (at least 4x meat and/or meat products per week, at least 5x dairy products per week) * No fasting, no specific diet or change of diet in the last 2 months * Weight stable over the last two months (+- 3 kg) * Medication unchanged for at least one month * No fasting, no change of diet in the last 2 months Exclusion Criteria: * Poor general condition * Coronary heart disease * Diabetes mellitus Type I * Cerebrovascular diseases * Severe mental illness * Severe acute or chronic comorbidity * Pregnancy and lactation or planned pregnancy in the next 6 months * Eating disorder * Max. 2 beers 0,5l or 2 wines 0,2l per day * No alcohol abstinence 48 hours before blood samples possible * Max. 5 cigarettes/day * Medicine that affect weight * Antibiotics within the last 6 months * Major surgery \<6 months prior to randomization * BMI \> 40 kg/m2 * Existing vegetarian or plant-based diet * Bariatric surgery (obesity surgery) * Simultaneous participation in another clinical trial * Participation in a clinical trial within the last 3 months prior to inclusion in the study * Lack of consent to participate in the study