John Goodman Yo-Yo Dieting Himself To Death

Jelly-belly John Goodman has dropped more than 200 pounds — but only because he rolled the dice with potentially life-threatening lap band surgery! The National ENQUIRER can now exclusively reveal the former “Roseanne” star, 64, faced the gut-wrenching dilemma of either battling obesity-related illnesses or the mortal danger associated with yo-yo dieting.

In the end, sources told The ENQUIRER John opted for the lap-band procedure — and has slimmed down from a whopping 400 pounds! “He looks fantastic!” declared weight loss expert Dr. Stuart Fischer, author of “The Park Avenue Diet.” “But the truth is yo-yo dieting is among the worst therapies imaginable! He’s at risk for heart attack and stroke and at least 60 other illnesses.”

This isn’t the first time John — now on Broadway in the hit play “The Front Page” — has shed an enormous amount of weight.  Over the years, the beefy, 6-foot-2 star struggled through massive swings, from a low of 290 pounds in 1993 to that scale-crunching 400-pound peak. He's seen here in Nov. 2015, but just nine months before...

...John had packed on plenty more pounds! “John goes from one extreme to the other. He lost the weight way too fast each time,” said a pal of the formerly plus-sized actor. In the past, the Emmy winner has starved himself and then pigged out on “pizza, chili French fries, éclairs and beer,” said an insider.

Now John — seen here at an alarming size in late 2013 — has turned to lap-band surgery, according to sources. “But once the band is removed, he’ll have to eat like a bird to avoid putting all the weight back on — and more!” said Dr. Fischer.

“Obesity is a massive cause of everything from prostate cancer, asthma, stroke, diabetes and heart failure,” added Dr. Fischer. “If he had any of those when he was fat, he’s still at risk.”