Verma Anita, Shete Sanjay, Kulkarni Dattatraya, Bhogal Ranjeet Singh
Scientific Research Department, Kaivalyadhama, India.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Jul;29(7):1254-1258. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1254. Epub 2017 Jul 15.
[Purpose] This study was conducted with a view to find out the effect of yoga practices on micronutrient absorption in urban residential school children. [Subjects and Methods] The study population comprised 66 urban school children aged 11-15 years staying in a residential school in Pune City, Maharashtra, India. A stratified random sampling method was used to divide the students into experimental and control groups. There were 33 students in experimental group and 33 students in control group. Both experimental and control groups were assessed for the status of zinc, copper, iron and magnesium at the baseline and at the end of 12 weeks of yoga training. The study participants of experimental group underwent yoga training for 12 weeks, for one hour in the morning for six days a week. The control group did not undergo any yoga training during this time period. [Results] The experimental group participants showed significant improvement in micronutrient absorption as compared to control group. [Conclusion] The findings of this study indicate that yoga practices could improve micronutrient absorption in urban residential school children.
[目的] 本研究旨在探讨瑜伽练习对城市寄宿制学校儿童微量营养素吸收的影响。[对象与方法] 研究对象为66名年龄在11 - 15岁的城市学校儿童，他们就读于印度马哈拉施特拉邦浦那市的一所寄宿学校。采用分层随机抽样方法将学生分为实验组和对照组。实验组有33名学生，对照组有33名学生。在基线时以及瑜伽训练12周结束时，对实验组和对照组的锌、铜、铁和镁的状况进行评估。实验组的研究参与者接受了为期12周的瑜伽训练，每周六天，每天早上训练一小时。在此期间，对照组未接受任何瑜伽训练。[结果] 与对照组相比，实验组参与者的微量营养素吸收有显著改善。[结论] 本研究结果表明，瑜伽练习可改善城市寄宿制学校儿童的微量营养素吸收。
