Why the study?
Which lifestyle intervention provides the greatest reduction in calculated 10-year cardiovascular disease risk for various individual profiles?
Which lifestyle intervention provides the greatest reduction in calculated 10-year cardiovascular disease risk for various individual profiles?
In a simulation study using ACC/AHA Pooled Cohort Equations, yoga and complete smoking cessation were identified as the most effective lifestyle interventions for reducing calculated 10-year cardiovascular disease risk.
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Does not support immediate practice change from simulation alone; leaves open confirmation of yoga benefits in prospective outcome trials.
Chu et al. (2016) studied this question.
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