'Yo-Yo Dieting' Hard on Older Women's Hearts

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2016 (HealthDay Information) -- Tens of millions of Individuals have a lifelong wrestle with their waistlines -- weight-reduction plan, shedding pounds, however then gaining it again once more.

It is a sample often called "yo-yo weight-reduction plan," and a brand new examine suggests it does no favors for older ladies's hearts.

"Girls with a traditional [weight] who expertise yo-yo weight-reduction plan all through their grownup life are at elevated threat of sudden cardiac dying and coronary coronary heart illness dying," stated examine chief Dr. Somwail Rasla.

The chance of sudden cardiac dying was practically three.5 instances larger, and the danger for dying linked to coronary coronary heart illness was 66 % larger, based on Rasla. He is an inner drugs resident at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket.

Specialists have lengthy recognized that being chubby at midlife is linked with the next threat of dying from coronary heart illness. It might probably additionally increase the probabilities for sudden cardiac dying, a situation the place the guts's electrical system abruptly stops working.

Nonetheless, much less has been recognized about how repeatedly gaining and shedding pounds would possibly have an effect on an individual's coronary heart illness dying threat.

For the brand new examine, Rasla's workforce tracked self-reported weight histories from greater than 158,000 older, postmenopausal ladies. The researchers put the ladies into 4 classes -- steady weight, regular weight acquire, weight reduction that was maintained, or the "yo-yo weight-reduction plan" sample.

Secure weight was outlined as not more than a 10-pound acquire or loss over the grownup life span, Rasla stated.

The ladies's well being was then tracked for greater than 11 years.

Over the follow-up, barely greater than 2,500 ladies died of coronary coronary heart illness and 83 died from sudden cardiac dying, a a lot rarer situation, the examine confirmed.

The ladies who started the examine with a wholesome weight -- after which repeatedly gained and misplaced weight through the years -- had the strongest threat of dying from coronary coronary heart illness or sudden cardiac dying, the researchers discovered.

Maintaining your weight steady appeared key. For instance, the examine discovered no enhance in dying threat for girls who stated they gained weight however didn't lose it, or for many who misplaced weight and did not acquire it again.