Benefits of Eggs in Combination With a Plant-based Diet

Inclusion Criteria: * All genders * 35-70 years * Metabolic syndrome (based on 3 out of 5 characteristics: waist circumference. 88 cm for women and \> 102 cm for men; plasma triglycerides \> 150 mg/dL, blood pressure \> 135/85 mm Hg, fasting glucose \> 100 mg/dL and HDL \< 40 mg/dL for men and \< 50 mg/dL for women) * Willing to consume a spinach omelet made with 2 eggs or the equivalent amount of egg substitute daily for 4 weeks each * Willing to follow a plant-based diet for 13 weeks * Not have cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, cancer, liver or renal disease * Proficient in English Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported diabetes, cardiovascular disease, history of stroke, liver disease or cancer * Taking glucose lowering medications * Triglycerides \> 500 mg/dL * Cholesterol \> 240 mg/dL * Blood pressure \> 145/100 mm Hg * Allergic to eggs or spinach