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yo-yo effect; weight cycling; repeated weight loss and regain
The pattern in which someone loses weight on a diet and then gains it back, often repeatedly. Likened to the up-and-down motion of a yo-yo toy.
From English "yo-yo" + 現象 (phenomenon). A health and dieting term, with the same meaning as English "yo-yo dieting."
Common collocations
- ヨーヨー現象が起こる: the yo-yo effect occurs
- ヨーヨー現象を招く: to cause the yo-yo effect
- ヨーヨー現象を防ぐ: to prevent the yo-yo effect
Usage
Used in magazine articles, dieting books, and medical advice columns to warn against rapid weight-loss diets. Often paired with discussions of 基礎代謝 (basal metabolism) and リバウンド (rebound weight gain).