Barovariability Authors Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India Nishant Raizada Department of Endocrinology, University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Saptarshi Bhattacharya Department of Endocrinology, Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals, New Delhi, India Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non-communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-20 Abstract Barovariability is defined as the variation or changes thatoccur in weight, over a specific time frame, in personsliving with obesity or overweight. This includesphysiological alteration in weight, as well as pathologicalweight cycling or yo yo phenomenon. Barovariability canbe diagnosed by regular weight and body compositionmonitoring, and may be predicted by artificialintelligence (AI) tools. Exercise barovariability isassociated with adverse psychosocial as well asbiomedical outcomes. A realistic and rational approachtowards weight management can help prevent andmitigate barovariability.Keywords: GLP1RA, obesity, overweight, psychosocialweight management, behavioural therapy. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2026-03-01 How to Cite Sanjay Kalra, Nishant Raizada, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, & Nitin Kapoor. (2026). Barovariability. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 76(03), 460–461. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.26-20 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 76 No. 03 (2026): March Section BAROCRINOLOGY License Copyright (c) 2026 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.