Yoga for metabolic risk factors: Much ado about nothing or new form of adjunctive care?

摘要

In 2012, an estimated 20.4 million Americans (8.7% of the population) practiced yoga, a number that has been growing steadily (Barnes, Bloom, & Nahin, 2008; Barnes, Powell-Griner, McFann, & Nahin, 2004; Yoga Journal, 2012). Roughly 60% of yoga practitioners report starting yoga to alleviate stress or improve their overall health (Yoga Journal, 2012). Using data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey on use of complementary and alternative medicine, Garrow and Egede (2006), found that adults with diabetes were less... likely to report practicing yoga than non-diabetic adults (odds ratio = 0.6, 95% confidence interval = 0.4, 0.7). However, more recent studies suggest that this may be changing (Bishop & Lewith, 2010; Chang, Wallis, & Tiralongo, 2007).