yo-yo dieting

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[di´et-ing]

the following of a restricted diet.

yo-yo dieting dieting that causes a cycle of weight loss and weight gain, often producing long-term negative health consequences.

Undesirable dietary cycling characterised by a rapid weight loss then regain

yo-yo dieting

Nutrition Undesirable dietary cycling characterized by a rapid weight loss then regain. See Starvation diet.

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The study compared lifelong obesity with the weight fluctuations of "yo-yo dieting", which is believed to be harmful.

'Yo-yo dieting' better than not dieting, remaining obese

When yo-yo dieting, weight often goes back on as fat, leaving you with more fat and less protein than you began with.

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But Kimberley added she has bounced back from her yo-yo dieting ways and she revealed she keeps trim the right way nowadays.

Kimberley: My diet hell; GIRLS ALOUD STAR REVEALS WEIGHT WAR

Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing could be harmful for the brain and generate overeating, claims a new study.

Yo-yo dieting could activate brain's stress system, lead to overeating

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Kaye Adams: Oprah may have shed a few pounds but will she find it's a yo-yo diet?

She said: "Yo-yo dieting is why many people simply give up on and break diets early."

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"An intervention product that can help people modify eating behaviour over time will offer serial dieters a real opportunity to break the cycle of overeating and yo-yo dieting," The Telegraph quoted David Towse, marketing manager of strategic brands at Goldshield, as saying.(ANI)

New pill that 'trains people to eat less' to hit UK shelves

This pattern of yo-yo dieting, or weight cycling, is bad for our morale - but worse for our health.

Say no to yo-yo diets; Your heart and muscles are weakened in dangerous cycle of ups and downs

Yo-yo dieting is rampant in Celebsville, but it's one trend you shouldn't follow.

Why you should say no to yo-yo diets; Celebs often battle with their weight, piling on pounds one minute only to shift them the next. But it's risky. Nutritionist Juliette Kellow reveals the dangers of up-and-down dieting.

"This volume loss can be compounded by yo-yo dieting, where not only do you create volume loss, but also stretching of the facial supporting ligaments due to repeated facial volume gain and volume loss, which causes deeper nose to mouth lines and jowls,'' he added.

Being thin is what ages us most

I've done my own share of yo-yo dieting over the years but even when I was at my very biggest at a size 18, I never considered a gastric band.