Weight Fluctuations Among Normal-Weight Individuals Increases CVD Risk

May as well give it all up.

Weight cycling, where an individual's body-mass index (BMI) fluctuates during a two-year period, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease among normal-weight individuals, according to the results of a new study [1]. These weight cyclers have a risk of adverse events similar to individuals who are overweight, while overweight individuals who cycled did not experience an additional increased risk of cardiovascular events over and above the risk associated with their increased weight, report investigators.

And how much weight do you have to cycle to seal your fate?

...weight cycling was defined as a change of one BMI unit within the two-year period. That works out to be about five pounds for an individual who is five feet tall and seven pounds for six-foot tall male, said Waring.

Perfection is a tough standard.

This research seems a bit dubious.

Just keep the weight down and do your best to keep it reasonably stable.