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Weight cycling, often a result of conventional dieting, is a stronger predictor of mortality and morbidity risk than adiposity (high BMI) itself.
Avoid yo-yo dieting. Repeated weight loss and regain is more harmful to your health than maintaining a higher stable weight. Focus on stable, healthy habits instead.
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It may be, therefore, that the association between weight and health risk can be better attributed to weight cycling than adiposity itself
Why this rating
Based on multiple epidemiological studies cited.
Source
Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift
Linda Bacon et al. · Nutrition Journal · 2011
DOI 10.1186/1475-2891-10-9
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