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Although dietary fibre intake is associated with improved satiety and metabolic health, achieving recommended intake levels through whole foods alone remains challenging. Evidence supporting convenient, ready-to-consume fibre beverages in free-living overweight adults is also limited. Therefore, this study evaluated the effects of a soya-based dietary fibre beverage (SBB) on body composition and metabolic parameters in overweight adults. Methods: A 12-week parallel, cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted on overweight university students and staff. An intervention group (IG) (n = 21) consumed the soya-based dietary fibre twice daily for 12 weeks, while the control group (CG) (n = 21) continued their habitual diet. Results: Significant group \u00d7 time interactions were observed for body weight (p &lt; 0.001), BMI (p = 0.021), waist circumference (p = 0.046), waist-to-hip ratio (p = 0.042), and body fat percentage (p = 0.004). The IG showed reductions in body weight (\u22121.12 kg), waist circumference (\u22124.29 cm), and body fat percentage (\u22120.73%), whereas the CG demonstrated minimal changes. No significant changes were observed in fasting glucose, lipid profile, CRP, or IL-6, suggesting no clinically significant adverse biochemical changes during the intervention period and supporting its short-term tolerability. Dietary analysis confirmed a marked increase in fibre intake in the IG (~50 g\/day), indicating good adherence to the intervention. Conclusions: SBB supplementation improved body composition and central adiposity without affecting systemic inflammatory biomarkers and may represent a practical dietary approach for weight management in free-living overweight adults. 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