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ArticleJournal of clinical & translational endocrinology2026

Effects of cyclic yoga on selected metabolic and hepatic parameters in diabetic women with fatty liver diseases: A clinical trial.

Zahra Bayat, Seyedeh Soolmaz Mahdioun, Houshang Nemati, Fatemeh Rezvan Madani, Mehrali Rahimi, Hanieh Dehghan, Rozita Naseri, Seyed Mehdi Goosheh

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Zahra BayatDepartment of Exercise Physiology, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus, Kish, Iran.
Seyedeh Soolmaz MahdiounDepartment of Sports Science, Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Houshang NematiMedical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Fatemeh Rezvan MadaniDiabetes Research Center, Medical Sciences University of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Mehrali RahimiDepartment of Medical Sciences, Medical Sciences University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran.
Hanieh DehghanDepartment of Sports Science, Payam-e-Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Rozita NaseriClinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Seyed Mehdi GooshehFanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada.

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Aims: Type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increase cardiometabolic risk. This randomized controlled trial assessed the effects of cyclic yoga, a structured asana sequence, on anthropometric, glycemic, lipid, and hepatic parameters in overweight women with both conditions. Methods: Forty overweight women (mean age 50.5 ± 5.5 years) with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were randomized to either an eight-week cyclic yoga intervention (three sessions/week) or a control group maintaining usual activities. Pre- and post-intervention, fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, insulin resistance, lipid profile, liver enzymes (alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase), anthropometric parameters were measured and analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. Results: The cyclic yoga group showed significant reductions in fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, insulin resistance, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, weight, body mass index, hip circumference, waist circumference, with increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared to control group. Conclusions: Cyclic yoga appears to improve glycemic control, lipid profiles, liver enzymes, and anthropometric indices in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. These findings suggest that cyclic yoga may be a safe, practical, and cost-effective complementary therapy to improve metabolic and hepatic health in this high-risk population, although larger and longer term studies are warranted.

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Body CompositionCyclic YogaGlycemic ControlLiver enzymesNon-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseType 2 Diabetes

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