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International Journal of Innovations & Research Analysis (IJIRA) [ Vol. 6 | No. 1(II) | January - March, 2026 ]

Effects of Yoga and Meditation on Clinical and Biochemical Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome

Dr. Shilpi Sharma

The metabolic syndrome is a clustering of metabolic abnormalities associated with a risk of coronary artery disease, stroke and cardiovascular mortality. Since yoga and meditation have been used for the management of metabolic abnormalities and stress related illness, more scientific attitude is required to establish these techniques as adjunctive. 120 patients of metabolic syndrome were randomly selected to assess the efficacy of yoga and meditation. These patients were divided into two groups, one group underwent the standard treatment of diet, exercise and drug and the other group underwent daily yogic and meditational exercises in addition to the standard treatment. The following parameters were determined before and after the intervention – BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, HbA1c and lipid profile. In the group receiving yogic intervention, there was a significant decrease in BMI (31.74±2.03 to 29.71±1.93kg/m2, p<0.001), waist circumference (96.25±9.05 to 90.73±7.31cm, p<0.001), fasting blood sugar (208.71±60.15 to 152.20±16.52mg%, p<0.001), HbA1c (9.58±2.02 to 7.41±1.20%, p<0.001) systolic blood pressure (153.05±10.62 to 137.78±8.72mmHg, p<0.001), diastolic blood pressure (94.62±4.21 to 86.87±2.85mmHg, p<0.001), serum triglycerides (210.09±93.08 to 152.34±39.66mg/dl, p<0.001) and a significant increase in HDL-C (33.40±3.61 to 40.47±3.58mg/dl, p<0.001) when compared with the group taking only conventional measures. Based on results, yogic and meditational exercises may therefore, be considered as a useful adjunct to conventional therapy in management of metabolic syndrome.

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