How Weight Fluctuation Could Be Your Health Risk
QHHL 
Jan 16 2020
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Your weight can be a good warning sign of good conditions. And best of all, it’s one of the easiest health risk factors in terms of monitoring.
Do you struggle with your weight? Find that it tends to fluctuate week by week? And did you know that this is a known health risk? Monitoring your health can be complicated sometimes. It can involve measurements that are tricky to take or hard to assess. But measuring your weight isn’t like that. In fact, it’s one of the easiest health measurements to monitor accurately. And it can also be a good way to assess your overall health.
Most people are aware that weight is important. And if you struggle to stay within a healthy weight range, then you probably already weigh yourself regularly. This is important because excess weight can put you at risk of:
Your weight is one health measurement that doesn’t change fast. If you measure it regularly, you’re not likely to see huge changes. However, you probably will see some weight fluctuation. These fluctuations can be driven by many factors including:
There is some indication that weight fluctuations may be linked to overall health. And obviously, there is evidence for and against that argument. Recent research explored whether weight fluctuation was linked with a higher risk of mortality and cardiovascular diseases. And the results were surprising.
The study included 441, 199 patients who had their body weight fluctuations measured as part of their medical records. These measurements were compared against their history of cardiovascular disease, stroke, or heart attack.
The study found that body weight fluctuations were associated with the following:
There is obviously a lot of work to be done on this issue. First and foremost, researchers need to discover how weight impacts specific health risk factors. But that doesn’t mean that this information is useless until the link is found.
Instead, this study highlights the importance of monitoring your weight more closely. This means not only identifying the measurement itself but tracking weight fluctuations. This is an easy change to make to your health activities and it’s a step that only you can take. And the results of this monitoring could be pivotal to your health in the long run.
If you’re concerned about a health risk, try using HomeLab to keep track of your condition and any preventative measures you take. And if you see signs of a significant problem, you should check with your doctor as soon as possible.
Tags: health risk, weight, weight fluctuation