Yazdanparast Farideh, Jafarirad Sima, Borazjani Fatemeh, Haghighizadeh Mohammad Hossein, Jahanshahi Alireza
Diabetes Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
J Res Med Sci. 2020 Apr 13;25:37. doi: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_787_19. eCollection 2020.
Weight management is an important strategy to prevent the consequences of obesity. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of yoga practice and energy-restricted diet on resting metabolic rate (RMR), anthropometric indices, and serum adiponectin and leptin in overweight and obese women.
Obese or overweight women were divided into two groups: yoga practicing and energy-restricted diet. Exercise trials consisted of 60-min Hatha yoga equal to 200 kilocalories (kcal) combined with 300 kcal restriction per day, and an energy-restricted diet consisted of 500 kcal restriction per day. The intervention period for both the groups was 8 weeks. RMR, anthropometric indices, and serum adiponectin, leptin, and lipid profiles were measured at baseline and at the end of the study.
RMR was increased in yoga but not in the diet group ( = 0.001). The level of adiponectin was increased in the yoga group compared with the diet ( = 0.035). The concentration of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol was decreased in the diet group significantly but not in yoga ( = 0.006). The level of leptin was decreased in both the groups ( = 0.001), and there were no significant differences between the two groups.
The findings of the study demonstrated the effect of yoga practicing on RMR, and serum adiponectin, in overweight and obese women. It seems yoga practice with less energy restriction compared with a common energy restriction diet and is more effective in weight management for those who are in weight loss programs.
体重管理是预防肥胖后果的一项重要策略。本研究旨在比较瑜伽练习和能量限制饮食对超重及肥胖女性静息代谢率（RMR）、人体测量指标、血清脂联素和瘦素的影响。
肥胖或超重女性被分为两组：瑜伽练习组和能量限制饮食组。运动试验包括每天进行60分钟相当于200千卡热量的哈他瑜伽并结合300千卡热量限制，能量限制饮食组则是每天500千卡热量限制。两组的干预期均为8周。在基线期和研究结束时测量RMR、人体测量指标以及血清脂联素、瘦素和血脂水平。
瑜伽组的RMR升高，而饮食组未升高（P = 0.001）。与饮食组相比，瑜伽组脂联素水平升高（P = 0.035）。饮食组高密度脂蛋白胆固醇浓度显著降低，而瑜伽组未降低（P = 0.006）。两组的瘦素水平均降低（P = 0.001），两组之间无显著差异。
该研究结果表明了瑜伽练习对超重及肥胖女性的RMR和血清脂联素的影响。与普通能量限制饮食相比，瑜伽练习能量限制较少，对参与减肥计划的人在体重管理方面似乎更有效。
