Psychophysiological Effects of Yoga
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The thermic effect (TEF) of vegetarian meals was easured for breakfast and lunch in 6 lean healthy men (18-25 years) during normal feeding (NF) and with 20% overfeeding (OF) on 28 successive days. The energy contents of breakfast were 223 +10 and 330 +48 kcal, and those of lunch were 1,033 +22and 1,247 +222 kcal in NF and OF, respectively. In NF, the TEF per 180 min was 32.7 +8.6 and 54.8 +6.3 kcal for breakfast and lunch, respectively. In oF, the TEF was 38.3 +8.3 kcal for breakfast and 57.2 +5.4 kcal for lunch. The increase in total TEF due to OF was nonsignificant (p < 0.2). In response to 20% OF, adaptive thermogenesis was manifested mainly through an increase in the resting metabolic rate of 4.9% (p < 0.001). In both feeding regimes, the percent TEF was higher for breakfast than for lunch (p < 0.05). Regression analysis of TEF versus calorie load indicated a stable component of 42 kcal with a 2% rate of increase. Yoga exercises were performed from 16.00 to 17.00 daily. The thermic effect of
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