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Review finds little evidence that “yo-yo dieting” causes lasting metabolic harm

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A new analysis in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology concludes that repeated weight loss and regain—often called weight cycling—does not appear to cause lasting metabolic damage on its own, after researchers reviewed decades of evidence from human studies and animal models.

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