Effects of Yoga on Blood Glucose and Lipid Profile of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Without Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a worldwide public health problem. Although it has been empirically established that physical activity is a promising therapeutical approach to the prevention and management of T2DM, the effectiveness of yoga on T2DM has not yet reached an agreement across studies and also needs an updated synthetic examination.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of yoga training on diabetes-related indicators compared with usual care.

Methods

The review protocol of this study has been registered in the PROSPERO with a registration number CRD42021267868. A systematic literature search through electronic databases was conducted to identify yoga-based intervention (i.e., randomized controlled trial [RCT]; e.

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9259958 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature