Yo-yo dieting vs. obesity? Dieters may be healthier, live longer, mouse study suggests

Monday, June 6, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

Yo-yo dieters may be healthier and live longer than those who stay obese, a new study suggests. Mice that switched between a high-fat and low-fat diet every four weeks during their approximate two-year lifespan lived about 25 percent longer and had better blood glucose levels than obese animals that ate a high-fat diet. The yo-yo dieters also lived about as long as a control group of mice steadily fed a low-fat diet.

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