PMID- 27314388 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170309 LR - 20181113 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 6 DP - 2016 Jun 15 TI - Caloric Restriction as a Strategy to Improve Vascular Dysfunction in Metabolic Disorders. LID - 10.3390/nu8060370 [doi] LID - 370 AB - Caloric restriction (CR) has proved to be the most effective and reproducible dietary intervention to increase healthy lifespan and aging. A reduction in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in obese subjects can be already achieved by a moderate and sustainable weight loss. Since pharmacological approaches for body weight reduction have, at present, a poor long-term efficacy, CR is of great interest in the prevention and/or reduction of CVD associated with obesity. Other dietary strategies changing specific macronutrients, such as altering carbohydrates, protein content or diet glycemic index have been also shown to decrease the progression of CVD in obese patients. In this review, we will focus on the positive effects and possible mechanisms of action of these strategies on vascular dysfunction. FAU - Garcia-Prieto, Concha F AU - Garcia-Prieto CF AD - The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17176, Sweden. concepcion.fernandez.garcia-prieto@ki.se. FAU - Fernandez-Alfonso, Maria S AU - Fernandez-Alfonso MS AD - Instituto Pluridisciplinar and Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid 28040, Spain. marisolf@farm.ucm.es. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20160615 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Dietary Proteins) SB - IM MH - *Aging MH - Animals MH - Body Weight MH - *Caloric Restriction MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology/*prevention & control MH - Diet, Reducing MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/administration & dosage MH - Dietary Proteins/administration & dosage MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Energy Intake MH - Glycemic Index MH - Humans MH - Metabolic Diseases/etiology/*prevention & control MH - Obesity/complications/diet therapy MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC4924211 OTO - NOTNLM OT - caloric restriction OT - cardiovascular disease OT - dietary intervention OT - endothelial dysfunction OT - obesity EDAT- 2016/06/18 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/10 06:00 PMCR- 2016/06/01 CRDT- 2016/06/18 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/06/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu8060370 [pii] AID - nutrients-08-00370 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu8060370 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2016 Jun 15;8(6):370. doi: 10.3390/nu8060370.