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The combination of Baduanjin and a low-carbohydrate diet is more effective than Baduanjin alone at improving lipid metabolism (reducing Total Cholesterol and Triglycerides) in overweight individuals with drug addiction.
If lipid management is a priority, adding a low-carbohydrate diet (70-130g carbs/day) to a Baduanjin exercise routine yields better cholesterol and triglyceride results than exercise alone after 8 weeks.
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We further found that compared with the Baduanjin intervention, the combined LC intervention provided additional benefits and thus more effectively reduced HC, BFP, TG, and TC levels.
Why this rating
RCT design, but specific lipid subgroup analysis shows significance only at week 8 for the combined group.
Source
Effects of an 8-week Baduanjin intervention combined with low-carbohydrates diet among overweight people who struggle with drug addiction
Dongming Jia et al. · Frontiers in Public Health · 2022
DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2022.989519
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