Howard G. Smith MD, AM on Instagram: "Yo-Yo Dieting A No-No For Diabetics Yo-yo dieting, repeated cycles of weight loss and gain over years, is associated with a 25% higher risk of demonstrable kidney disease for insulin-dependent diabetics. French endocrinologists followed 1,432 subjects over 21 years tabulating body-weight variability and monitoring their kidney function. Repeated body-weight cycling is associated with a 34% risk of doubling the serum creatinine, a measure of impeding kidney failure that could result in the need for dialysis and/or renal transplantation. Yo-yo dieting isn’t uncommon. It occurs in 35% of men and 55% of women. Overweight diabetics should be particularly careful to avoid this potentially deadly trap instead looking for long-term weight stability at a healthy level. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgae852/7978691?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false #diabetes #insulindependent #yoyodieting #weightcycling #kidney #transplantation"

0 likes, 0 comments - drhowardsmithreports on February 21, 2025: "Yo-Yo Dieting A No-No For Diabetics Yo-yo dieting, repeated cycles of weight loss and gain over years, is associated with a 25% higher risk of demonstrable kidney disease for insulin-dependent diabetics. French endocrinologists followed 1,432 subjects over 21 years tabulating body-weight variability and monitoring their kidney function. Repeated body-weight cycling is associated with a 34% risk of doubling the serum creatinine, a measure of impeding kidney failure that could result in the need for dialysis and/or renal transplantation. Yo-yo dieting isn’t uncommon. It occurs in 35% of men and 55% of women. Overweight diabetics should be particularly careful to avoid this potentially deadly trap instead looking for long-term weight stability at a healthy level. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgae852/7978691?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false #diabetes #insulindependent #yoyodieting #weightcycling #kidney #transplantation".