Scientists from York University found that losing weight slowly or quickly won’t tip the scale in your favor when it comes to overall health.
They found that people who lose weight quickly versus those who lose it slowly don’t get any additional health benefits and it’s the amount of weight loss overall that can have an impact.
The research is published in the Journal of Obesity and was conducted by Jennifer Kuk et al.
In the study, researchers looked at the data of over 11,000 patients at a publicly-funded clinical weight management program.
They found that those who lost weight quickly had similar improvements in metabolic health to those who lost weight slowly.
Moreover, the rate of weight loss matters less for overall health benefits than the amount of weight you lose.
Normally, people are recommended to lose weight at one to two pounds per week, as faster weight loss is related to a slightly higher risk for gallstones.
However, there are reasons to believe that faster weight loss may have better effects on heart disease and diabetes risk factors.
The study is the first study of its kind to look specifically at risk factors for cardiovascular health and diabetes.
The team says with the same pound-for-pound weight loss, there is no difference in terms of health benefits if you lose weight fast or slow.
However, given the risk for gallstones with faster weight loss, trying to lose weight at the recommended one to two pounds per week is the safer option.
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