Mindfulness-based stress reduction effective in women with overweight, obesity

Nazia Raja-Khan, MD, of the division of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, and colleagues evaluated women with BMI at least 25 kg/m² randomly assigned to 8 weeks of mindfulness-based stress reduction (n = 42) or health education (n = 44) to determine the feasibility and cardiometabolic effects of each intervention.

Participants completed a validated questionnaire, a focused physical exam and laboratory assessments at baseline, 8 weeks and 16 weeks.

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