Psychosomatic medicine
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Psychosomatic medicine · Sep 2015
Association Between Mind-Body Practice and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Rotterdam Study.
The increased popularity of mind-body practices highlights the need to explore their potential effects. We determined the cross-sectional association between mind-body practices and cardiometabolic risk factors. ⋯ Individuals who do mind-body practices have a favorable cardiometabolic risk profile compared with those who do not. However, the cross-sectional design of this study does not allow for causal inference and prospective, and intervention studies are needed to elucidate the association between mind-body practices and cardiometabolic processes.