Purpose: Obesity may be a state of chronic oxidative stress. Oxidative stress may be the
mechanism underlying the development of co‐morbidities in obesity. This review provides a …

Background Overweight and obesity is a major public health concern that includes associations
with the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during childhood and …

Objective: To conduct a systematic review of published literature regarding the effects of
yoga, a promising mind-body therapy, on specific anthropometric and physiologic indices of …

There is growing evidence that yoga may offer a safe and cost-effective intervention for Type
2 Diabetes mellitus (DM 2). However, systematic reviews are lacking. This article critically …

It has become increasingly evident that bidirectional (“top-down and bottom-up”) interactions
between the brain and peripheral tissues, including the cardiovascular and immune …

DiBenedetto M, Innes KE, Taylor AG, Rodeheaver PF, Boxer JA, Wright HJ, Kerrigan DC.
Effect of a gentle Iyengar yoga program on gait in the elderly: an exploratory study. OBJECTIVE…

ContextSeveral studies have reported links between reduced fetal growth and subsequent
risk for type 2 diabetes among older adults, but the association between indices of fetal …

BACKGROUND: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a potentially debilitating sleep disorder
that affects a significant percentage of North American and European adults. Although …

A growing body of evidence suggests yogic practices may benefit adults with type 2
diabetes (DM2). In this systematic review, we evaluate available evidence from prospective …

Actigraphy, a method for inferring sleep/wake patterns based on movement data gathered
using actigraphs, is increasingly used in population-based epidemiologic studies because of …