Is yo-yo dieting bad for you?

It’s estimated that a quarter of us are always trying to lose weight, and it’s commonly thought that stopping and starting diets causes problems. But what is the truth?Trying to lose weight is like giving up smoking: you try, you fail, you try again. But yo-yo dieting has been thought to cause problems. Weight cycling – defined as losing and regaining at least 5lb-10lb per cycle – has been linked to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and even cancer. Some research