Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating

So it's not the calories burned when doing yoga, but the way yoga practitioners eat.


Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating:

"researchers suspected that the weight-loss effect had more to do with increased body awareness, specifically a sensitivity to hunger and satiety than the physical activity of yoga practice itself.

The follow-up study, published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, confirms their initial hunch"

and later:

"The researchers found that people who ate mindfully – those were aware of why they ate and stopped eating when full – weighed less than those who ate mindlessly, who ate when not hungry or in response to anxiety or depression. The researchers also found a strong association between yoga practice and mindful eating but found no association between other types of physical activity, such as walking or running, and mindful eating."

Mmm...wonder if yoga helps control irrationality in other ways as well. My bet is yes.

Would be interesting to see if it effects investing etc (less irrationality)

BTW ScienceDaily is so good. Go play around in it for a bit. You will definitely find fascinating articles and leave a better educated person!