BACKGROUND: The dramatic rise in the prevalence of @entity28 and @entity6 ( @entity6 ) is associated with increased mortality, morbidity as well as public health care expenses worldwide. Previous research suggests that yoga holds promise for @entity28 and @entity6 management. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to assess the effect of intensive @entity34 ( @entity34 ) on body fat and body mass index (BMI) and resting metabolism in mid-life overweight @entity1 with @entity6 (BMI, Mean    SD, 27.05    4.51). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four mid-life @entity1 (6 females) with @entity6 (Age, Mean    SD, 55.38    7.96 years) participated in the study and practiced @entity34 for 7 days. The @entity34 works at five layers of @entity1 existence (physical, vital, mental, intellectual and bliss) to bring positive health. The body fat and BMI and resting metabolism were recorded before and after @entity34 using Karada Scan body composition monitor HBF-375 from Omron Healthcare Singapore PTE LTD. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: SPSS-16 was used to analyze the data. Shapiro-Wilk test showed that the data was not normally distributed. Further, the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test was used to analyze the change in means of pre- and post-measurements. RESULTS: Data analysis showed that there was a significant @entity209 (in all assessments, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The present study suggests that 7 days practice of @entity34 has a great promise for the management of overweight in mid-life @entity1 with @entity6 . Additional well-designed studies are needed before a strong recommendation can be made.

Yoga: Managing overweight in mid-life XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['human', 'patients'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['T2DM', 'type 2 diabetes mellitus'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity'] @entity209 :: ('MESH:D008659', 'Disease') :: ['decrease in body fat and BMI and resting metabolism'] @entity34 :: ('MESH:D016609', 'Disease') :: ['IAYT', 'integrated approach of yoga therapy']
@entity6 :: (MESH:D003920,Disease) :: ['T2DM']
