The most ominous burden posed by being overweight is a shortening of your life span. The likelihood of dying early (compared with the average age of death of all people in the population) progressively increases the more overweight you are.Some of the increased risk of early death is a result of obesity-associated problems that produce cardiac risks of their own. For example, obese people (more than 20% overweight), especially in the younger age groups, are three times as likely to have high blood pressure or diabetes and one-and-a-half times as likely to have high cholesterol. In addition, obesity increases the risk of dying from causes not related to the heart, such as pulmonary (lung) problems.THE YO-YO SYNDROME. The risks of being overweight may not outweigh the risks of repeated weight fluctuation. Regardless of actual weight, people whose weight goes up and down because of intermittent dieting alternating with regaining the weight (the so-called yo-yo syndrome—also referred to as weight cycling) have a higher risk of coronary artery disease and death than people with more stable weights. Therefore, the best weight-loss programs look beyond a “quick fix” and help you learn a healthful way of eating throughout your lifetime.If you are not ready to make permanent changes that will keep you from ever regaining the weight, you may be better off waiting until you are more motivated. You may lose weight, but the benefit of your success may be more than undone if you simply regain it later.*264\252\8*
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