Overweight & Obesity

Say no to yo-yo dieting

(HealthDay)—New to weight loss or tired of yo-yo dieting? Learning "stability skills" first may lead to greater long-term weight loss success.

Overweight & Obesity

Rethinking the health and weight debate

Swinburne researchers are part of a new wave of health professionals challenging our perception of weight and health. While it's long been thought that fatness is unhealthy, and skinniness is healthy, research shows this ...

Overweight & Obesity

Yo-yo dieting might cause extra weight gain

Repeated dieting may lead to weight gain because the brain interprets the diets as short famines and urges the person to store more fat for future shortages, new research by the universities of Exeter and Bristol suggests.