Weight Loss: Losing weight is a very difficult task. To lose weight, people work hard, follow the right diet, go to the gym and do workouts. This provides a lot of benefits and also reduces weight. But imagine what will happen if despite all this your weight starts increasing again in a few weeks or months. This cycle of weight loss and gain is called Yo-Yo Dieting. Repeated weight loss and gain are called yo-yo effects. Let us know about it and its effect in weight loss journey…
What is yo-yo effect?
The process of repeatedly increasing and decreasing weight is called Yo-Yo effect. Crash diets and fad diet plans are held responsible for this. Yo-yo dieting causes stress on the body. During weight loss, the body’s metabolism slows down to save energy. After this, as soon as you start eating normally, metabolism speeds up and weight increases.
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What does the study say?
Research by Switzerland’s ETH Zurich University found that this change is not only related to metabolism. Obesity causes genetic changes in fat cells. In a study conducted on rats, it was found that these changes occur even after losing weight with the help of dieting.
It was told in the study that fat cells have memory, which is called obesity memory. Fat cells remain alive for a long time, about 10 years. This means that the memory of obesity can last for a long time. Which, remembering your obesity, tells the body to return to the same condition. This is the reason why weight cannot be reduced for a long time.
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Do fat cells really have memory?
It was told in the study that obesity is caused by genetic modification of fat cells. These changes are stored in the cell nucleus like a memory chip. These work to give command to the body to gain weight again after losing weight. This is the reason why weight starts increasing again after some time of loss.
How to reduce the yo-yo effect
1. Follow only a balanced diet that can be maintained for a long time.
2. Do weight loss activities.
3. Try to manage stress.
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