Weight Cycling in Humans: A Review of the Literature

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This article reviews the research on weight cycling in humans. It is concluded that the majority of studies show no negative effects of weight cycling on total body fat, body fat distribution, or resting energy expenditure, and do not support the hypothesis that weight cycling makes subsequent efforts at weight loss more difficult. In contrast, there is stronger evidence to suggest that weight cycling may have adverse effects on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. However, numerous methodological concerns are raised about this latter literature, related primarily to the criteria used to define weight cycling and the inability to control for confounding variables.

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