What’s This Research About?

If engaged in regularly, healthy behaviors such as physical activity and healthy eating can greatly benefit health. In contrast, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity, are connected to several of the world’s top-10 causes of death and disease. At the same time, yoga is commonly portrayed in yoga communities as a health-promoting tool, often embedded in lifestyle statements such as “take your yoga practice off your mat” and practicing “a yogic diet”. So, what does the research say? For example, does practicing yoga have anything to do with two of the most important health determinants – what you eat and how you move during the rest of your day when you are not on your mat?

This study examines the relationship between engagement in yoga practice, eating behaviors, and physical activity among young adults.

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Sara Hoy

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