title: Effects of a yoga intervention on lipid profiles of diabetes patients with dyslipidemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of yoga in the management of dyslipidemia in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
  
  
  METHODS
  This randomized parallel study was carried out in Medical College Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Hundred type 2 diabetics with dyslipidemia were randomized into control and yoga groups. The control group was prescribed oral hypoglycemic drugs. The yoga group practiced yoga daily for 1 h duration along with oral hypoglycemic drugs for 3 months. The lipid profiles of both the groups were compared at the start and at the end of 3 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After intervention with yoga for a period of 3 months the study group showed a decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL, with an improvement in HDL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yoga, being a lifestyle incorporating exercise and stress management training, targets the elevated lipid levels in patients with diabetes through integrated approaches.
authors: Department of Physiology, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, P.O. Box 4184, UAE. Electronic address: nisha@gmu.ac.ae.
authors: Nisha
authors: N
authors: Shantakumari
authors: Shiefa
authors: S
authors: Sequeira
authors: Rasha
authors: R
authors: El deeb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015013:Yoga
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids
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