Increased Hatha yoga experience predicts lower body mass index and reduced medication use in women over 45 years

Increased Hatha yoga experience predicts lower body mass index and reduced medication use in women over 45 years

Background: Yoga has been shown to have many short-term health benefits, but little is known about the extent to which these benefits accrue over a long time frame or with frequent practice. Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which body mass index (BMI) and medication use...

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Main Authors: N Moliver, E M Mika, M S Chartrand, SWM Burrus, R E Haussmann, SBS Khalsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Yoga
Subjects:
Yoga; medication use; aging; healthy aging; women; body mass index.
Online Access:http://www.ijoy.org.in/article.asp?issn=0973-6131;year=2011;volume=4;issue=2;spage=77;epage=86;aulast=Moliver

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http://www.ijoy.org.in/article.asp?issn=0973-6131;year=2011;volume=4;issue=2;spage=77;epage=86;aulast=Moliver

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