Yogic Interventions for Weight Loss - A Narrative Review
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Department of Food and Nutrition and Food Technology, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 001 ,IN
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Department of Food and Nutrition and Food Technology, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 001 ,INLalita Verma
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Department of Food and Nutrition and Food Technology, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 001 ,INPriti Rishi Lal
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https://doi.org/10.21048/IJND.2024.61.1.35019Keywords:
Yoga, long-term yoga, short-term yoga, weight loss, obesity, diet, mindfulness.Abstract
Globally, obesity affects both high and low- income countries alike. A non-dietary or supplement-based complementary and alternative therapy for improving physical activity in combating this health disorder is yoga. Various forms of yoga have been reported to be beneficial for the holistic fitness of the mind and body, however, no comprehensive review on the combination of yoga and diet therapies’ effect on weight loss in otherwise healthy overweight/obese individuals is available. A narrative review of 10 articles (2010-2020), which met the inclusion criteria, highlighted that clinically beneficial therapies that have an impact on measures of obesity are physical activity and sustained balanced diet; long-term practice of yoga (~1.5 hours/day for ~12 weeks) with initial observed weight loss, has higher benefits when compared to short-term yoga (~1.5 hours/day for ≤1 week); the two types of yoga interventions discussed are suryanamaskara and Iyengar yoga/Kripalu yoga/hatha yoga. The promotion of mindfulness is beneficial in the nutrition practices as well as stress management, self-compassion and spiritual development. The review concluded that there is further scope of researching yoga practices with diet monitoring and nutrient analysis.
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