weight cycling
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Introduction
cycles of weight loss & subsequent regain
Complications
- weight cycling increases risk of several cardiometabolic diseases compared with weight stability including:
- heart failure, obstructive sleep apnea, NAFLD/MASLD & type 2 diabetes[1]
- increased risk independent of baseline body mass index (BMI)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Swartz AZ, Wood K, Farber-Eger E, Petty A, Silver HJ. Weight Trajectory Impacts Risk for Ten Distinct Cardiometabolic Diseases. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jun 11:dgaf348. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40498904 https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgaf348/8160584