Q I'm in my 40s and after repeated dieting, a health checkup said my cholesterol and blood sugar have worsened. Does the yo-yo affect these numbers too?
A Yes, a yo-yo with big swings in weight up and down can burden metabolic indicators like blood sugar and cholesterol. Reducing the yo-yo and stabilizing your weight also helps manage these numbers.
Detailed Answer
When weight repeatedly swings up and down greatly, the body's metabolic burden grows and indicators like blood sugar and cholesterol can worsen. Conversely, rather than repeating rapid loss and regain, losing gradually and maintaining stably helps manage not only weight but also these metabolic numbers. If the numbers have already worsened, it's good to manage them together with regular checkups.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we don't view weight and metabolic numbers separately—we look at them together. In a direction where clearing the accumulated excess and reviving metabolism stabilizes weight so the numbers improve as well, our goal is to restore the broken balance of the body.
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