Originally published July 30 2005
Yoga can aid in weight loss
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Yoga can help aid weight loss as well as fend off that dreaded spare tire.
Practicing yoga can help prevent the dreaded middle-age spread and even shed unwanted pounds.
A new study shows that normal weight adults who practiced yoga regularly gained an average of 3 pounds less between the ages of 45 and 55 than those who didn't practice yoga.
Meanwhile, overweight adults who practiced yoga lost an average of 5 pounds, and those who didn't gained about 14 pounds during the same time period.
Researchers say men and women between the ages of 45 and 55 typically gain about a pound per year, as their energy needs decline, without a similar decrease in the number of calories they consume.
They say it's the first study to look at the effects of yoga on weight loss and suggest that overweight people may have the most to gain from regular yoga practice.
In the study, researchers examined the impact of yoga on weight change in a group of 15,550 adults aged 53-57.
The participants provided information on physical activity (including yoga) and weight change between ages 45 and 55.
The results appear in the current issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.
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