Diet news 1 - don't yo-yo

Yo-yo diets may hurt immune system
Last Updated Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:48:23
SEATTLE - Yo-yo dieters who repeatedly lose and then regain weight may be harming their immune system, a new study suggests.

Researchers interviewed 114 overweight but otherwise healthy postmenopausal women about their weight-loss during the past 20 years.

Women with a history of yo-yo diets had weaker immune systems, they reported in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. (click on the title bar for complete article)


Basically its a reminder that fad diets don't work and that people should work hard to maintain a healthy weight.

You know I do think that the one thing WW has made me figure out is that like smoking the choice to lose weight is better done when one is ready. Also its about learning how to live a healthy lifestyle.