Yoyo Effect: Causes of Drastic Weight Loss When Dieting

Medical Video: Effects of Yo-Yo Dieting - IN60

As the name "yoyo", which is played in an ascending and descending manner, that is more or less a picture yoyo effect on the diet. Maybe you often experience a condition of weight that fluctuates when you go on a diet, so you conclude that your diet is not successful.

Actually, what is that yoyo effect?

Yoyo effect or yo-yo diet or commonly known as weight cycling is losing weight and gaining weight again and again during the diet. Yoyo effect can occur in large numbers, around 23 kg or more, or also in small quantities 2-5 kg.

For those of you who like to go on a diet or who often change the type of diet, maybe you often experience this. Even your weight gain after a diet can outweigh your lost weight during a diet. This must be very annoying!

Research in Finland shows that about 7% of men and 10% of women experience weight cycling heavy, while 11% of men and 19% of women experience weight cycling light. In this study, what was said weight cycling weight is a weight loss of more than or equal to 5 kg with a frequency of at least 3 times he gets his weight back. Whereas what is said as weight cycling light weight is he who has lost weight more than or equal to 5 kg with a frequency of 1-2 times his weight gain again.

is yoyo effect endanger health?

Several studies link yoyo effect with health risks. This might happen because the weight you get back can make yourself overweight that is worse than before.

A study published by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association in 2010 showed that yoyo effect associated with increased body fat levels. When you lose weight, it means you lose fat and muscle, and when you gain weight, what actually increases is body fat.

However, not all researchers agree on this. Other studies cannot prove that yoyo effect can increase the amount of fat tissue in the body. Research found that those who returned to their original weight after yoyo effect have the same amount of fat and muscle as they have before running a diet. Individuals who exercise during a diet may even increase the muscle they have.

Research on health risks yoyo effect also carried out in Indonesia by Dr.. Dr. Samuel Oetoro, M.S., Sp.GK., in the obese group who experienced it yoyo effect/weight cycling and in obese groups who have never been on a diet. Both groups ran a weight loss program and the result was no difference in body weight change in the obese group with weight cycling and obese groups who have never run a diet program. However, in the obese group who had never been on a diet it was found that markers of oxidative stress were better than those in the obese group who experienced it weight cycling.

Other studies published by Clinical Nutrition in 2011 show that yoyo effect associated with increased body fat and abdominal fat. This excess abdominal fat can increase your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and even death.

Besides the impact on health, yoyo effect also affects your psychology. Losing weight and then getting it back over and over can make you hopeless and depressed. To lose weight is not an easy thing and accepting the fact that your weight rises again certainly makes it more difficult.

A study published by Ethnicity & Disease in 2011 showed that people experienced it yoyo effect have a lower self-confidence and less satisfaction with the body they have compared to individuals who do not experience it yoyo effect. They can also become depressed or feel failed because of their inability to lose weight and maintain it.

Yoyo effect It should not be your reason to feel like a failure. But on the contrary, this can be your reason for staying focused on making long-term changes to your diet and physical activity to help you maintain weight.

Should I not go on a diet?

That can't be said to be true either, because being fat / overweight is also not good for your health. Obesity can increase your risk of getting diseases, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cancer, arthritis, and gall bladder disease.

However, not all people who are overweight have the same risk of suffering from the disease. Many other factors can also affect the disease, such as family history, number and location of fat in the body, sex, and so on.

To lose weight, it should be done with a diet that is easy to do and run it consistently. Having a simple diet to lose 10% of your body weight for 6 months or more can improve the health of someone who is overweight.

For people who are not obese or have health problems related to body weight, you should maintain your body weight stability to avoid the health risks that can be caused by yoyo effect.

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