ArticleCurrent nutrition reports2015
Caloric restriction for treatment of geriatric obesity: Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
Article in Current nutrition reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Caloric restriction and time-restricted eating in older adults with overweight or obesity: The Health, Aging, and Later-Life Outcomes Pilot Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Intervening on Calorie Intake or Eating Timing in Older Adults: Lessons Learned in the Healthy Aging and Late-Life Outcomes Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Trial
- Effect of Baseline BMI and IL-6 Subgroup Membership on Gait Speed Response to Caloric Restriction in Older Adults with Obesity.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Trial
- Group Lifestyle Phone Maintenance for Weight, Health, and Physical Function in Adults Aged 65-80 Years: A Randomized Clinical Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2021Trial
- Short-term time-restricted feeding is safe and feasible in non-obese healthy midlife and older adults.GeroScience · 2020Trial
- Effects of Caloric Restriction on Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatigue, and Disability Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2019Trial
- Effects of Calorie Restriction in Obese Older Adults: The CROSSROADS Randomized Controlled Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2017Trial
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- Feasibility of Weighted Vest Use during a Dietary Weight Loss Intervention and Effects on Body Composition and Physical Function in Older Adults.The Journal of frailty & agingTrial
- Mediterranean Diet vs. Time-Restricted Eating: Effects on Circadian Rhythm and Appetite Markers in Female Patients with Multiple Sclerosis-A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Obesity accelerates cardiovascular ageing.European heart journal · 2025Review
- Lifestyle interventions for dementia risk reduction: A review on the role of physical activity and diet in Western and Asian Countries.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Review
- Intermittent fasting alerts neurotransmitters and oxidant/antioxidant status in the brain of rats.Metabolic brain disease · 2024Article
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- Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: New approaches to diagnosis and management.Clinical cardiology · 2020Review
- Impaired Exercise Tolerance in Heart Failure: Role of Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Function.Current heart failure reports · 2018Review
- Mobility and Vitality Lifestyle Program (MOVE UP): A Community Health Worker Intervention for Older Adults With Obesity to Improve Weight, Health, and Physical Function.Innovation in aging · 2018Article
- Murine Models of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: a "Fishing Expedition".JACC. Basic to translational science · 2017Article
- Evolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017Review
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Abstract
Most evidence for the health benefits of prescribing caloric restriction (CR) for weight loss is derived from randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) in young/middle-aged adults; there are very few RCTs in older adults in which the isolated effects of CR can be deciphered. The purpose of this review is to summarize the RCT evidence of the benefits (and potential risks) of CR for the treatment of obesity in older adults. We identified only 19 published papers from 10 RCTs ranging from 3 to 18 months that met the criteria of independent effects of a CR component and were conducted in adults with a mean age ≥65 yrs. Overall, the results show a beneficial treatment effect for improving some metabolic, functional and body composition outcomes with few documented risks. However, all outcomes were assessed immediately after treatment cessation. Thus, until additional scientifically rigorous evidence with long-term follow-up is available, the risk-to-benefit ratio of CR for the treatment of obesity in older adults remains unclear.
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