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Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program and Mindfulness Yoga in Weight Loss in Women with Obesity

Soheila Rahmani, Mohammad Ebrahim Hokmabadi, Sepideh Reza Poor, Shamim Razaghi Kashani, Zohreh Mortezaei, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi

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The purpose the study is to investigating effectiveness of Mindfulness-based stress reduction program and Mindfulness yoga in weight loss in women with obesity. In fourteen two-hour sessions, experiment group received treatment of mindfulness-based stress reduction. The findings showed that the Mindfulness-based stress reduction program was effective in reducing obesity and the results of the follow-up showed the stability of results. The results of the research suggested that evidence that mindfulness-based stress reduction program can be a good treatment for weight loss in women with obesity.

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The purpose the study is to investigating effectiveness of Mindfulness-based stress reduction program and Mindfulness yoga in weight loss in women with obesity. In fourteen two-hour sessions, experiment group received treatment of mindfulness-based stress reduction. The findings showed that the Mindfulness-based stress reduction program was effective in reducing obesity and the results of the follow-up showed the stability of results. The results of the research suggested that evidence that mindfulness-based stress reduction program can be a good treatment for weight loss in women with obesity.

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The purpose the study is to investigating effectiveness of Mindfulness-based stress reduction program and Mindfulness yoga in weight loss in women with obesity. In fourteen two-hour sessions, experiment group received treatment of mindfulness-based stress reduction. The findings showed that the Mindfulness-based stress reduction program was effective in reducing obesity and the results of the follow-up showed the stability of results. The results of the research suggested that evidence that mindfulness-based stress reduction program can be a good treatment for weight loss in women with obesity.

Key concepts: Mindfulness, Mindfulness-based stress reduction, Stress reduction, Weight loss, Obesity, Clinical psychology, Stress (linguistics), Psychology

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