Oct 06 2009
What is the YO-YO effect
We’ve all heard of the rebound or yo-yo effect produced by different diets.
Well there is an explanation behind this, people who spend years trying diet after diet, and have still not learned how to eat suffer from the yo-yo effect..
They are trapped in an endless vicious circle of losing weight, gaining weight, losing it again and inevitably, gaining even more. The frustration that this creates is enormous and often alters them and causes more serious problems like depression, low self-esteem and even hormonal disorders.
The speed at which we burn food for energy is regulated by the thyroid gland . The yo-yo effect confuses the delicate balance of hormones that come and go in the thyroid, so that there is a slower metabolic rate.
The result of this metabolism is more sluggish thyroid who adopts a slower pace and changes the levels of glycogen storage in the body, preserving it rather than getting rid of it, thus making it impossible for any weight loss to happen.
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