Negative effect of a low-carbohydrate, high-protein, high-fat diet on small peripheral artery reactivity in patients with increased cardiovascular risk

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1241-1247

  Merino, Jordi ^a   Kones, Richard ^b   Ferré, Raimon ^a   Plana, Núria ^a   Girona, Josefa ^a   Aragonés, Gemma ^a   Ibarretxe, Daiana ^a   Heras, Mercedes ^a   Masana, Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b Cardiometabolic Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Endothelial function; Low carbohydrate diets; metabolic syndrome; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SELECTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DIET; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL ARTERY REACTIVE HYPEREMIA INDEX; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET, CARBOHYDRATE-RESTRICTED; DIET, HIGH-FAT; DIET, REDUCING; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SPAIN;

EID: 84876113245     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512003091     Document Type: Article

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