By VIVIEN WILLIAMS
Mayo Clinic News Network
You have a big event coming up and need to fit into that great dress. So you crash diet ─ only to gain it all back again.
If this sounds familiar, you could be yo-yo dieting. But research shows yo-yo dieting, also called weight cycling, is hard on your heart.
Dr. Amy Pollak says one way to avoid the problems associated with yo-yo dieting is to eat according to the Mediterranean diet, which incorporates fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, olive oil, nuts, low-fat dairy and using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods.
In the above video, Dr. Pollak talks about the health risks of yo-yo dieting and how to work in a healthier, stable eating plan.
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