scholarly journals The Effects of Bikram Yoga on Health: Critical Review and Clinical Trial Recommendations

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe L. Hewett ◽  
Birinder S. Cheema ◽  
Kate L. Pumpa ◽  
Caroline A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Blood Lipid Profile ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Instructional Dialogue ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Bikram yoga is a style ofhathayoga involving a standarized series ofasanasperformed to an instructional dialogue in a heated environment (40.6°C, 40% humidity). Several studies evaluating the effect of Bikram yoga on health-related outcomes have been published over the past decade. However, to date, there are no comprehensive reviews of this research and there remains a lack of large-scale, robustly-designed randomised controlled trials (RCT) of Bikram yoga training. The purpose of this review is to contextualise and summarise trials that have evaluated the effects of Bikram yoga on health and to provide recommendations for future research. According to published literature, Bikram yoga has been shown to improve lower body strength, lower and upper body range of motion, and balance in healthy adults. Non-RCTs report that Bikram yoga may, in some populations, improve glucose tolerance, bone mineral density, blood lipid profile, arterial stiffness, mindfulness, and perceived stress. There is vast potential for further, improved research into the effects of Bikram yoga, particularly in unhealthy populations, to better understand intervention-related adaptations and their influence on the progression of chronic disease. Future research should adhere to CONSORT guidelines for better design and reporting to improve research quality in this field.

scholarly journals The effects of almond consumption on fasting blood lipid levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Musa-Veloso ◽  
Lina Paulionis ◽  
Theresa Poon ◽  
Han Youl Lee
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trials ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Lipid Levels ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Blood Lipid Levels

AbstractA systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was undertaken to determine the effects of almond consumption on blood lipid levels, namely total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), TAG and the ratios of TC:HDL-C and LDL-C:HDL-C. Following a comprehensive search of the scientific literature, a total of eighteen relevant publications and twenty-seven almond-control datasets were identified. Across the studies, the mean differences in the effect for each blood lipid parameter (i.e. the control-adjusted values) were pooled in a meta-analysis using a random-effects model. It was determined that TC, LDL-C and TAG were significantly reduced by −0·153 mmol/l (P < 0·001), −0·124 mmol/l (P = 0·001) and −0·067 mmol/l (P = 0·042), respectively, and that HDL-C was not affected (−0·017 mmol/l; P = 0·207). These results are aligned with data from prospective observational studies and a recent large-scale intervention study in which it was demonstrated that the consumption of nuts reduces the risk of heart disease. The consumption of nuts as part of a healthy diet should be encouraged to help in the maintenance of healthy blood lipid levels and to reduce the risk of heart disease.

Effects of a 1-year randomised controlled trial of resistance training on blood lipid profile and chylomicron concentration in older men

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 2113-2123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony P. James ◽  
Joanna Whiteford ◽  
Timothy R. Ackland ◽  
Satvinder S. Dhaliwal ◽  
Jenni J. Woodhouse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Blood Lipid Profile ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Orthorexic Tendency in Polish Students: Exploring Association with Dietary Patterns, Body Satisfaction and Weight

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Plichta ◽  
Marzena Jezewska-Zychowicz ◽  
Jerzy Gębski
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Body Satisfaction ◽  
Eating Behaviors ◽  
The Body ◽  
Orthorexia Nervosa ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Frequent Consumption ◽  
Satisfaction Factors

Body dissatisfaction is central to clinically diagnosed eating disorders (ED) and seems to be important in causing other non-clinical disorders, including orthorexia nervosa (ON). It can also affect eating behaviors. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of ON tendency with dietary patterns (DPs) and body satisfaction. The data were collected in 2017 through questionnaire survey among 1120 students of health-oriented and other academic programs from seven universities in Poland. Principal components analysis (PCA) was conducted to derive DPs and body satisfaction factors. Six DPs, such as, ‘High-sugar products & snacks’, ‘Fresh products & nuts’, ‘Fatty products & dressings’, ‘Oils & potatoes’, ‘Dairy products & whole-meal bread’, ‘Meat’, and two body satisfaction factors, such as, ‘Bottom body & weight’, and ‘Upper body’ were identified. ON tendency was measured using ORTO-15 questionnaire with both cut-offs, i.e., 35 and 40. Logistic regression analysis was used to verify associations between ON tendency, body satisfaction factors, and DPs. More students of health related majors were characterized by ON tendency in comparison to students of other majors (35.9 vs. 37.2; p < 0.001). More women were dissatisfied with ‘Bottom body & weight compared to men (<0.001). The higher the body mass index (BMI), the more people were dissatisfied with ‘Bottom body & weight’ (p < 0.001). More students with ON tendency were satisfied with their ‘Upper body’ than those without ON tendency, but there were no differences in ON tendency in regard to ‘Bottom body & weight’ satisfaction. ON tendency was associated with more frequent consumption of vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds, and less frequent consumption of products high in sugar, snacks, fatty products and dressings. Using cut-off at 35 in ORTO-15 seems to be more appropriate than cut-off at 40 to identify external variables describing ON. Future research on orthorexia nervosa should use other research tools than ORTO-15 to better identify individuals with ON and to confirm our findings.

scholarly journals Smart Mask – Wearable IoT Solution for Improved Protection and Personal Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarkko Hyysalo ◽  
Sandun Dasanayake ◽  
Jari Hannu ◽  
Christian Schuss ◽  
Mikko Rajanen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Treatment Plans ◽  
And Control

<div> <div> <div> <p>The use of face masks is an important way to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In this paper, we envision the Smart Mask, an IoT supported platform and ecosystem aiming to prevent and control the spreading of COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses. The integration of sensing, materials, AI, wireless, IoT, and software will help gathering of health data and health-related event detection in real time from the user as well as from their environment. In larger scale, with the help of AI-based analysis for health data it is possible to predict and decrease medical costs with accurate diagnoses and treatment plans, where comparison of personal data to large-scale public data enables drawing up a personal health trajectory, for example. Key research problems for smart respiratory protective equipment are identified in addition to future research directions. </p> </div> </div> </div>

scholarly journals Orange juice consumption and its effect on blood lipid profile and indices of the metabolic syndrome; a randomised, controlled trial in an at-risk population

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1884-1891 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Simpson ◽  
B. Mendis ◽  
I. A. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Orange Juice ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Metabolic Effects ◽  
Blood Lipid Profile ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Dietary Sugars

Despite media concern, daily orange juice consumption did not result in adverse metabolic effects, despite providing additional dietary sugars.

scholarly journals The effects of conjugated linoleic acid on human health-related outcomes

2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Tricon ◽  
Graham C. Burdge ◽  
Christine M. Williams ◽  
Philip C. Calder ◽  
Parveen Yaqoob
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Linoleic Acid ◽  
Immune Function ◽  
Conjugated Linoleic Acid ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Immune Functions ◽  
Blood Lipid Profile ◽  
Specific Effects ◽  
Health Related

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a collective term for a mixture of positional and geometric isomers of conjugated dienoic derivatives of linoleic acid. CLA has received considerable attention as a result of animal experiments that report anti-carcinogenic, anti-atherogenic and anti-diabetic properties, and modulation of body composition and immune function. Several studies of CLA supplementation in human subjects have now been published, but in contrast to animal studies there has been marked variation between reports on the health-related outcomes. The consensus from seventeen published studies in human subjects is that CLA does not affect body weight or body composition. Some detrimental effects of thetrans-10,cis-12 CLA isomer have also been reported in terms of altered blood lipid composition and impaired insulin sensitivity. Finally, CLA has only limited effects on immune functions in man. However, there have been reports of some interesting isomer-specific effects of CLA on the blood lipid profile, but not on immune function. These isomer-specific effects need further investigation. Until more is known, CLA supplementation in man should be considered with caution.

scholarly journals Choreographic Group-Based Fitness Classes Improve Cardiometabolic Health-Related Anthropometric Indices and Blood Lipids Profile in Overweight Sedentary Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 972
Author(s):  
Yaira Barranco-Ruiz ◽  
Emilio Villa-González
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Blood Lipid ◽  
Cardiometabolic Health ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Blood Lipid Profile ◽  
Lifestyle Program ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Sedentary Women

Background: Choreographic group-based fitness classes are the most common type of physical activity practiced by women, being a viable and sustainable strategy to improve general health. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of a 16-week healthy lifestyle program, based on choreographic fitness classes, on cardiometabolic health-related anthropometric indices and metabolic blood profile among overweight sedentary women. Methods: A total of 50 overweight (Body Mass Index = 27.68 ± 1.19 kg/m2) middle-aged women (39.73 ± 7.41 years) were randomly assigned to an experimental exercise group based on structured choreographic fitness classes (CFC) with the Zumba Fitness program (3 days/week; 60 min/session) (CFC = 30) or a non-exercise control group (CG = 20). The anthropometric indices (waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, a body shape index, conicity index, abdominal volume index, and body adiposity index), blood pressure, glycemia, and blood lipid profile [triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)] were evaluated pre- and post-intervention. Results: 40 participants competed the pre/post measures. Post-intervention, the CFC group (n = 25) presented a significant improvement in all anthropometric indices as well as in TG, HDL, and LDL as compared with the CG (n = 15). Conclusion: A 16-week healthy lifestyle program based on structured choreographic fitness classes with the Zumba Fitness program (3 days/week; 60 min/session) could significantly improve cardiometabolic health-related anthropometric indices and the blood lipid profile in overweight sedentary middle-aged women.

scholarly journals Randomised controlled trial (RCT) study design for a large-scale municipal fall prevention exercise programme in community-living older women: study protocol for the Kuopio Fall Prevention Study (KFPS)

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e028716
Author(s):  
Tommi Vilpunaho ◽  
Heikki Kröger ◽  
Risto Honkanen ◽  
Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen ◽  
Joonas Sirola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Women ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Healthy Ageing ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionFalls are a substantial health problem in seniors, causing fractures and being the leading cause of fatal injuries. The benefits of physical activity in fall prevention have been shown in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in small cohorts (eg, ≤200 persons), but there is a gap between the known health effects of exercise and the large-scale implementation of effective activity in communities. Mental health and subjective well-being (SWB) should also be studied since they are strongly related to healthy ageing. Thus far, the proven efficacy of communal strategies to reduce falls and improve healthy ageing is sparse.Methods and analysisIn 2016, a 2-year RCT was launched in Kuopio, Finland to estimate the efficacy of a large, population-based, fall prevention exercise programme in community-living older women (born 1932–1945). Both the intervention and control group (n=457+457) receive health education. The intervention group is also offered free 6-month supervised training courses (weekly gym training and Taiji sessions), followed by a free 6-month unsupervised use of exercise facilities, as well as unsupervised low-cost exercise is also offered for another 12 months. During the whole 24-month follow-up, controls are free to pursue all their normal physical activities. Both study groups undergo the study measurements three times. Outcome measures include recording of falls, injuries, bone mineral density, changes in health and functional status and cognitive performance, deaths and SWB. Finally, the cost-effectiveness and cost–utility analysis will be conducted from the societal view. The main analyses comparing outcomes between study groups will be conducted using the intention to treat principle.Ethics and disseminationThe study has been reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Hospital District of North Savo. All regulations and measures of ethics and confidentiality are handled in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.Trial registration numberNCT02665169; Pre-results.

The mindfulness trajectories of addressing suicidal behaviour: A systematic review

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402096077
Author(s):  
Saurabh Raj ◽  
Debasruti Ghosh ◽  
Sunil K Verma ◽  
Tushar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Effective Intervention Strategy ◽  
Intervention Efficacy ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Background and objectives: Suicidal behaviour has been a persistent concern in medical as well as general settings. Many psychotherapeutic approaches have tried to address suicidal behaviour in different ways. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have garnered much attention in the last decade because of their treatment efficacy. This systematic review aimed to examine evidence-based research regarding the effectiveness of MBIs as a psychotherapy intervention on suicidality and to deliver suggestions that might help future research. Method: The identification of literature was made through an extensive search of the electronic databases, to extract studies relating to the efficacy of MBIs on addressing suicidal behaviour. Additional researches based on library sources were searched manually. The studies’ selection was based on a pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria as well as the quality of the studies. Results: The present review helped us identify 13 studies, including six randomised controlled trials, two controlled studies and five pre-post observational studies. The findings reported in the studies were mostly favourable to MBIs as an effective intervention strategy for suicidal behaviour. Conclusion: MBIs show promising effects as an intervention for suicidal behaviour. However, large scale, high-quality trials with active control, and long term intervention efficacy studies are needed to understand the mechanisms through which MBIs reduce suicidal behaviour.

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