Sorout Jitender, Kacker Sudhanshu, Saboo Neha, Kumar Munesh
Department of Physiology, RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, India.
Department of Gastroenterology, RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur, India.
Niger Med J. 2024 Nov 6;65(5):761-774. doi: 10.60787/nmj-v65i3.525. eCollection 2024 Sep-Oct.
Persistent exposure to psychosocial stress is linked to an increased risk of metabolic disease, including obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and Type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Metabolic syndrome is driven by an unhealthy lifestyle encompassing a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet as well as psychological distress, which potentially triggers these metabolic derailments. Various mind-body practices, such as postures, breathing, meditation, and relaxation, are included in yoga. Studies suggest that even one yoga session can improve cognitive function, oxygen saturation, baroreflex sensitivity, sympathovagal balance, and the body's ability to recover from stressful stimuli. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the stress attenuation effect of a combined approach of yoga and diet intervention among metabolic syndrome patients.
In this study we randomized 200 subjects diagnosed with metabolic syndrome as per the Joint interim statement 2009 into control and combined (yoga+diet) groups according to their intervention which was given for 6 months. Anthropometric, physiological, perceived stress score and biochemical parameters were collected at baseline, 3 months and 6 months.
The study's findings show that, at three and six months from baseline, the combined yoga with diet approach significantly reduced metabolic risk factors (waist circumference, SBP, DBP, fasting blood glucose, and triglycerides) and improved HDL. At three and six months following the combined (yoga+diet) intervention, the perceived stress score also showed a substantial reduction.
Combined (yoga+diet) interventions are effective in lowering the risk of metabolic syndrome and perceived stress.
持续暴露于心理社会压力与代谢性疾病风险增加有关，包括肥胖、心血管疾病（CVD）和2型糖尿病（T2DM）。代谢综合征由不健康的生活方式驱动，包括久坐不动的生活方式、不健康饮食以及心理困扰，这些因素可能引发这些代谢紊乱。瑜伽包含各种身心练习，如姿势、呼吸、冥想和放松。研究表明，即使一次瑜伽练习也能改善认知功能、血氧饱和度、压力反射敏感性、交感迷走神经平衡以及身体从应激刺激中恢复的能力。因此，本研究旨在探讨瑜伽与饮食干预相结合的方法对代谢综合征患者的压力减轻效果。
在本研究中，我们根据2009年联合临时声明将200名被诊断为代谢综合征的受试者随机分为对照组和联合（瑜伽+饮食）组，并给予6个月的干预。在基线、3个月和6个月时收集人体测量、生理、感知压力评分和生化参数。
研究结果表明，在基线后的3个月和6个月时，瑜伽与饮食相结合的方法显著降低了代谢风险因素（腰围、收缩压、舒张压、空腹血糖和甘油三酯），并提高了高密度脂蛋白。在联合（瑜伽+饮食）干预后的3个月和6个月时，感知压力评分也显著降低。
联合（瑜伽+饮食）干预在降低代谢综合征风险和感知压力方面是有效的。
