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eCAM Advance Access originally published online on October 27, 2007
eCAM 2007 4(4):487-491; doi:10.1093/ecam/nem154
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© 2007 The Author(s).
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/uk/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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A Review of Yoga Programs for Four Leading Risk Factors of Chronic Diseases

Kyeongra Yang

School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA

Yoga, a form of physical activity, is rapidly gaining in popularity and has many health benefits. Yet healthcare providers have been slow to recognize yoga for its ability to improve health conditions, and few interventions have been developed that take full advantage of its benefits. The purpose of this article is to review published studies using yoga programs and to determine the effect of yoga interventions on common risk factors of chronic diseases (overweight, hypertension, high glucose level and high cholesterol). A systematic search yielded 32 articles published between 1980 and April 2007. The studies found that yoga interventions are generally effective in reducing body weight, blood pressure, glucose level and high cholesterol, but only a few studies examined long-term adherence. Additionally, not enough studies included diverse populations at high risk for diabetes and its related common health problems.

Keywords: yoga – chronic disease – risk factors – overweight – hypertension – glucose – cholesterol

For reprints and all correspondence: Kyeongra Yang, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, 415 Victoria Building, 3500 Victoria Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. Tel: +412-624-6943; Fax: +412-383-7293; E-mail: yangk{at}pitt.edu

Received February 23, 2007; accepted September 5, 2007


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