Effects of Static Meditation Practice on Blood Lipid Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Healthcare March 14, 2024 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12060655 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Systematic review and meta-analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Static meditation practice may improve blood lipid levels, with possible reductions in total cholesterol and triglycerides and increases in HDL cholesterol, though the evidence is limited by study heterogeneity and the need for further high-quality research. |
Abstract
Effects of Static Meditation Practice on Blood Lipid Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Comparable studies
Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations | 2014 | Meta-analysis | n = 3,515 |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects | 2009 | Systematic review and meta-analysis | |
| The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators | 2012 | Meta-analysis | n = 163 |
| Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission | 2016 | Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials | n = 1,258 |
| Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials | 2011 | Systematic review |
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