title: Ask the doctor. I've been fighting obesity all my life. I'm a 62-year-old woman and every five years or so I lose about 20 pounds, then slowly gain it back. I've heard that this "yo-yo" pattern of weight loss, weight gain, weight loss, may be more dangerous than just staying heavy. Should I give up trying to lose weight?
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL