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Introduction: In view of the current obesity epidemic in Brazil and worldwide, it is relevant to study the effect of behavioral strategies on weight control and metabolic parameters. Objective: To evaluate the impact of caloric restriction on the metabolic profile and anthropometric parameters in overweight adults. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of clinical intervention, involving overweight individuals, submitted for 3 months to caloric restriction with progressive reduction of 500-1000 calories from usual food consumption or 20 calories/kg of current weight/day. Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), Abdominal Circumference (WC) and biochemical parameters were evaluated. Results: 51 individuals were included, with an average age of 50.2 ± 11.3 years, with a significant reduction in body weight in men (5.8±6.2%) and women (3.7±2.5%). BMI and WC values were decreased in both sexes (p<0.05). A reduction in cholesterol (p=0.014) and triglycerides (p=0.028) was observed in women and an improvement in LDL-c levels (p=0.008) in men. Weight reduction in men explained 84.3% of the reduction in CRP levels. In women, weight reduction explained 10.8% of cholesterol reduction. The reduction in WC explained 46.6% of the reduction in CRP in men and 10.4% and 14.6% in the reduction of cholesterol and triglycerides, respectively, in women. Conclusion: This study found a 5% reduction in body weight in men and women who underwent hypocaloric dietary intervention in just three months, with an improvement in the inflammatory profile in men and a reduction in TC and TG in women.

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