Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Women with Overweight or Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the feasibility and cardiometabolic effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in women with overweight or obesity.

Methods

Eighty-six women with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² were randomized to 8 weeks of MBSR or health education and followed for 16 weeks. The primary outcome was the Toronto Mindfulness Scale. Secondary outcomes included the Perceived Stress Scale-10, fasting glucose, and blood pressure.

Results

Compared to health education, the MBSR group demonstrated significantly improved mindfulness at 8 weeks (mean change from baseline, 4.5 vs. -1.0; P = 0.03) and significantly decreased perceived stress at 16 weeks (-3.6 vs. -1.3, P = 0.01). In the MBSR group, there were significant reductions in fasting glucose at 8 weeks (-8.9 mg/d

SUBMITTER: Raja-Khan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5529243 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature