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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 239147" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>One thing people do not know about dieting is that even gaining and losing 1-=15 pounds every 6-12 mos will put a strain on your heart. My father in law had a heart attack a few years ago and that is the major cause of it. They examined his entire lifestyle and he did NOT have a lot of risk factors for heart problems.</p><p></p><p>BUT he did do the "weight cycle" of gaining in the winter and then losing it in the spring/summer. THAT is very very hard on your heart.</p><p></p><p>And dieting more than that, is much harder. Weight changes should come through lifestyle changes that last.</p><p></p><p>It is important to teach our kids that when they starve themselves for a diet then the body will begin to dissolve muscles. And the heart is a muscle. "Dieting" is very risky business. </p><p></p><p>The heart docs that my father in law and stepMIL saw all said that it is actually healthier to carry a little extra weight than to go through the cycle of gaining and losing weight (even 10 pounds) - it is easier on your heart to just carry the weight than to adjust and cope with the yo yo dieting.</p><p></p><p>I was stunned to learn that, but it does make some sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 239147, member: 1233"] One thing people do not know about dieting is that even gaining and losing 1-=15 pounds every 6-12 mos will put a strain on your heart. My father in law had a heart attack a few years ago and that is the major cause of it. They examined his entire lifestyle and he did NOT have a lot of risk factors for heart problems. BUT he did do the "weight cycle" of gaining in the winter and then losing it in the spring/summer. THAT is very very hard on your heart. And dieting more than that, is much harder. Weight changes should come through lifestyle changes that last. It is important to teach our kids that when they starve themselves for a diet then the body will begin to dissolve muscles. And the heart is a muscle. "Dieting" is very risky business. The heart docs that my father in law and stepMIL saw all said that it is actually healthier to carry a little extra weight than to go through the cycle of gaining and losing weight (even 10 pounds) - it is easier on your heart to just carry the weight than to adjust and cope with the yo yo dieting. I was stunned to learn that, but it does make some sense. [/QUOTE]
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