Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger
Is Yoga Good for You? Part 1
Dec 28, 2023
This podcast explores the potential health benefits of yoga, including its role in cardiovascular health and lifestyle intervention. It discusses the limited evidence on yoga's effectiveness, comparing trials in India and other countries. Additionally, it examines the impact of yoga on older adults' health compared to other exercises and inactivity.
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- Yoga practitioners' better health status might be attributed to factors like being normal weight, having higher socioeconomic status, being white, female, young, and college-educated.
- Only a quarter of published studies on yoga are randomized controlled trials, making it challenging to determine its unique benefits compared to other forms of exercise and the inconsistent results for various health conditions.
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The Health Status of Yoga Practitioners
Yoga users tend to report better health status, but this might be attributed to factors such as being normal weight, having higher socioeconomic status, being white, female, young, and college-educated. Yoga practitioners also exhibit other positive health behaviors like regular physical activity and following a vegetarian diet, which could contribute to their better health.
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