Tag Archives: weight management

Mindfulness, Behaviors, and Weight Loss

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Pharm Tao

Can mindfulness trainings have effects on behaviors and weight control among those with overweight and obesity? A meta-analysis examined such possible effects from 12 randomized controlled trials (Ruffault et al., 2016). The studies were about the influences of mindfulness trainings … Continue reading →

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Weight Loss Programs and Mindfulness Meditation for Obesity

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Pharm Tao

Obesity is becoming a health crisis affecting more and more people. Clinical standard behavioral weight loss programs (SBWP) have been proposed to ease the problem (Spadaro et al., 2017). Such programs are often combined with trainings on mindfulness meditation (MM) … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness-Based Methods and Eating Behaviors

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Pharm Tao

Mindfulness-based interventions are getting more and more popular for the promotion of healthy eating behaviors and weight control. Specifically, studies have indicated that mindfulness meditation may be helpful for healing binge eating (Katterman et al., 2014). A meta-analysis and review … Continue reading →

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Meditation, Weight Control, and Body Satisfaction

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Pharm Tao

Meditation may have positive effects on weight control and body satisfaction. A recent study in Australia examined the relationship between meditation and weight control among 8009 Australian women (Lauche et al., 2017). The study also assessed the levels of body … Continue reading →

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