Anthropometric, Metabolic, Psychosocial, and Dietary Characteristics of Overweight/Obese Postmenopausal Women with a History of Weight Cycling: A MONET (Montreal Ottawa New Emerging Team) Study

Temperamental factors in severe weight cycling. A cross-sectional study

“…Weight cyclers reported a higher current BMI and a higher maximum-ever BMI which is in line with published data (Field et al, 2004;Mason et al, 2013;Strychar et al, 2009). Severe weight cyclers also reported larger weight suppression, defined as the difference between maximum-ever weight and current weight, and a higher prevalence of successful weight loss maintenance compared to nonsevere weight cyclers (34.1% versus 9.6%).…”

Anthropometric, metabolic, dietary and psychosocial profiles of underreporters of energy intake: a doubly labeled water study among overweight/obese postmenopausal women—a Montreal Ottawa New Emerging Team study

“…After reading and signing the consent form, each participant was invited to the Metabolic Unit for a series of tests. Inclusion criteria and methods for body composition, computed tomography, blood pressure, blood samples, peak oxygen consumption (VO 2 peak ), muscle strength, energy expenditure as well as dietary and psychosocial factors were determined as described earlier (Messier et al, 2008;St-Pierre et al, 2009;Strychar et al, 2009). Briefly, daily energy expenditure was determined from DLW over a 10-day period and the dietary food record was completed during the same period of time as the DLW.…”

Adverse effects of weight loss: Are persistent organic pollutants a potential culprit?

“…Several studies have shown that weight cycling may be associated with higher body fat percentage and waist circumference, a lower resting metabolic rate, reduced quality of life and an increased risk for cardiometabolic risk factors [14,15,[67][68][69][70]. Moreover, there is evidence to suggest that weight cycling could increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases and mortality [17,18,[71][72][73].…”

“…Accordingly, several studies have reported deleterious health effects after weight loss (see review [13]). In addition, numerous studies have shown that weight cycling could be associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic risk factors and mortality [14][15][16][17][18][19]. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to provide insights into the role of POPs on cardiometabolic risk factors during weight loss and weight regain that could potentially explain, at least in part, the adverse effects observed in certain weight loss interventions.…”