Which statement tells you that your patient is prone to yo-yo dieting or weight cycling to control her obesity?
a. "I tried the grapefruit diet first, then switched to the Scarsdale diet and lost 5 or 6 pounds."
b. "I try to go walking after breakfast and play tennis or swim after dinner each night, but I don't always make it."
c. "Two years ago, I lost 20 pounds with the Weight Watchers program, and now I'm back in the program trying to lose 30 pounds."
d. "I've tried fasting 1 day a week but found that using the sauna is the best for taking off a couple of pounds."
C
Patients who are overweight or obese frequently experience yo-yo dieting, or weight cycling. In weight cycling, patients diet for some period of time, achieve their goal weights, and cease dieting. The majority of people return to their usual eating habits and regain the lost weight, and they may add a few more pounds as well. Because many weight reduction programs neither address behavior modification for eating nor include an exercise regimen, individuals who follow these programs do not maintain their desired weight. Option "c" describes weight cycling and is the correct choice.
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