How Is the Practice of Yoga Related to Weight Status? Population-Based Findings from Project EAT-IV

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• Personal Author:
  Eisenberg ME ; Larson N ; Laska MN ; MacLehose RF ; Neumark-Sztainer D ; Watts AW
• Description:
  Background: Yoga may provide a strategy for healthy weight management in young adults. This study examined prevalence and characteristics of young adults' yoga practice and associations with changes in body mass index. Methods: Surveys were completed by 1830 young adults (31.1 +/- 1.6 y) participating in Project EAT-IV. Cross-sectional and 5-year longitudinal analyses were conducted stratified by initial weight status. Results: Two-thirds (66.5%) of nonoverweight women and 48.9% of overweight women reported ever doing yoga, while 27.2% of nonoverweight women and 16.4% of overweight women practiced regularly (>/=30 min/wk). Fewer men practiced yoga. Among young adults practicing regularly (n = 294), differences were identified in intensity, type, and location of yoga practice across weight status. Young adults who were overweight and practiced yoga regularly showed a nonsignificant 5-year decrease in their body mass index (-0.60 kg/m2; P = .49), whereas those not practicing regularly had significant increases in their body mass index (+1.37 kg/m2; P < .01). Frequency of yoga was inversely associated with weight gain among both overweight and nonoverweight young adults practicing yoga regularly. Conclusions: Young adults of different body sizes practice yoga. Yoga was associated with less weight gain over time, particularly in overweight young adults. Practicing yoga on a regular basis may help with weight gain prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Weight Epidemiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Activity Levels Author Keywords: Youth BMI Body Mass Index Body Weight Intervention Study Obesity Physical Exercise Physical Fitness Population Based Studies
• ISSN:
  1543-3080
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064445
• Citation:
  J Phys Act Health 2017 Dec; 14(12):905-912
• Contact Point Address:
  Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Email:
  neumark@epi.umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Physical Activity & Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a803d819d81a39fe8852c0e91df889d347e87aecd23587a8020778feb11be1e76afa4a643fb94d7ca12786ad6684832f134a3252192f4d3ef1a57bc0191958a3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222901/cdc_222901_DS1.pdf
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