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Weight cycling (losing and regaining weight) is associated with unfavorable cardiometabolic profiles and increased cardiovascular disease risk.

Avoid yo-yo dieting. While losing weight is good, regaining it repeatedly is worse for your heart than staying at your starting weight. Focus on maintaining your weight loss through sustainable lifestyle changes.

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Obese individuals who are successful in losing weight with subsequent regain (weight cycling) could have an unfavorable cardiometabolic profile and the risk of CVD.
Jung Hwan Cho et al. · Cardiovascular Prevention and Pharmacotherapy · 2021

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Supported by multiple studies including Look AHEAD and meta-analyses.

Source

Body Weight Change and Cardiovascular Disease: Effect of Weight Gain, Weight Loss, and Weight Cycling

Jung Hwan Cho et al. · Cardiovascular Prevention and Pharmacotherapy · 2021

DOI 10.36011/cpp.2021.3.e12

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