Maria G. Araneta, PhD, MPH, of the University of California, San Diego conducts a NIH funded study to reasearch the effects of restorative yoga on weight loss.
"Both groups lost weight, with the restorative yoga practitioners losing more, an average of 1.3 kg at 6 months compared with 0.7 kg for the stretch group. Significantly, the yoga group maintained the reduction, with the average weight loss reaching 1.7 kg at the 48-week mark, even when controlling for BMI."
"One explanation for the difference may be that restorative yoga reduces levels of cortisol, which rises during times of stress and is known to increase abdominal fat. Contacted in August, Araneta said her team is reviewing data on cortisol, and results will be released later in 2013."
"Both groups lost weight, with the restorative yoga practitioners losing more, an average of 1.3 kg at 6 months compared with 0.7 kg for the stretch group. Significantly, the yoga group maintained the reduction, with the average weight loss reaching 1.7 kg at the 48-week mark, even when controlling for BMI."
"One explanation for the difference may be that restorative yoga reduces levels of cortisol, which rises during times of stress and is known to increase abdominal fat. Contacted in August, Araneta said her team is reviewing data on cortisol, and results will be released later in 2013."
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