'Yo-Yo Dieting' May Not Have Lasting Negative EffectsChildren's ...

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Contrary to popular belief, a history of yo-yo dieting doesn?t affect a person?s ability to lose weight in the future, a new study indicates.

Even if you?ve had problems with losing and regaining weight several times before, it?s never too late to try again, says Anne McTiernan, the study?s senior author and a researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.

?You hear people say, ?Diets don?t work for me,? ? but they do work if you use a structure and stick with it,? she says. ?The message is: Don?t give up.?

For the latest study, McTiernan and colleagues followed 439 overweight or obese, sedentary women, ages 50 to 75, who did one of four programs: a reduced-calorie diet; a reduced-calorie diet plus an exercise program of at least 225 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous aerobic activity (mostly brisk walking); just an exercise program or no intervention.

Those who followed the reduced-calorie plan lost about 9% of their starting weight, an average of 16 pounds. Those on the reduced-calorie diet plus exercise program lost about 11% of their weight or roughly 20 pounds.

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