Weight-cycling affects appetite and eating behaviour in athletes 🧠

The consequences of weight loss and immediate regain.

Appetite-Control and Eating-Behavior Traits Might Not Be Impacted by a Single Weight-Cycling Episode in Weight-Cycling Athletes: Results of the Wave Study

Background

Weight cycling is the process of weight loss followed by successively by weight gain 📉📈

It is common practice in weight class sports, but has been associated anecdotally with impaired eating…