New Delhi, March 22 -- For anyone who has ever struggled with weight loss, the fear of regaining lost pounds can be overwhelming but a new research from the University of Gothenburg has suggested that even if you do regain some weight, the health benefits of your initial weight loss may still stick around, offering long-term protection against serious diseases.

Published in The Lancet Region Health-Europe, this study dived into an often-overlooked question: What happens to your health if you regain some of the weight you lost? While there is plenty of research on the benefits of weight loss, there has been limited understanding of the long-term effects of weight regain until now.

The study analyzed 1,346 participants from the Swedish Ob...