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Impact of a Residential Yoga and Naturopathy Intervention on Weight and Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Obesity: A Retrospective Study.

Advances in mind-body medicine
January 1, 1970
A Mooventhan et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Extracted Claims (16)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
weight
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#1
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
body mass index
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#2
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
hip circumference
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#3
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
waist circumference
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#4
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
waist-hip ratio
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#5
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
mid-arm circumference
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#6
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
mid-thigh circumference
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#7
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
blood pressure
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#8
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
pulse rate
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#9
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
mean arterial pressure
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#10
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
rate pressure product
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#11
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
double product
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#12
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
fasting blood glucose
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#13
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
total cholesterol
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#14
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
decrease
perceived stress scale score
patients with obesity
-
significant reduction
#15
residential yoga and naturopathy intervention
no change
postprandial blood glucose levels
patients with obesity
-
no significant changes
#16
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Obesity increases the risk of diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hepatic steatosis, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, etc. Unhealthy food habits and lack of physical activity play an important role in obesity. Yoga and naturopathy provide holistic and individualized care to treat the disease by promoting the innate self-healing capacity and thus may be beneficial in obesity management. AIM: This study aimed to assess the impact of a residential yoga and naturopathy intervention on weight and other cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study design was adopted in which data between August 2019 and October 2022 were screened from hospital inpatient records and 452 eligible patients' data were included. Subjects received a residential yoga and naturopathy intervention. Their baseline and post-intervention parameters were extracted and data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. RESULTS: A significant reduction was observed in weight, body mass index, hip circumference, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, mid-arm circumference, mid-thigh circumference, blood pressure, pulse rate, mean arterial pressure, rate pressure product, double product, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and perceived stress scale score after yoga and naturopathy intervention. However, no significant changes were noticed in postprandial blood glucose levels in the post-test compared to the pre-test assessments. CONCLUSION: Residential yoga and naturopathy intervention have a potential therapeutic impact in reducing weight and its associated cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obesity. However, prospective randomized controlled trials are recommended to validate the study findings.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansYogaNaturopathyRetrospective StudiesMaleObesityFemaleMiddle AgedAdultHeart Disease Risk FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesBody Mass Index
Study Links
PubMed ID40265987
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
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