Mindfulness affects stress, ghrelin, and BMI of obese children: a clinical trial

Childhood obesity is associated with stress. However, most treatment strategies include only dietary and physical activity approaches. Mindfulness may assist in weight reduction, but its effectiveness is unclear. We assessed the effect of mindf ulness on stress, appetite regulators, and weight of ch...

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Main Authors: Mardia López-Alarcón, Jessie N Zurita-Cruz, Alonso Torres-Rodríguez, Karla Bedia-Mejía, Manuel Pérez-Güemez, Leonel Jaramillo-Villanueva, Mario E Rendón-Macías, Jose R Fernández, Patricia Martínez-Maroñas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2020-02-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1530/EC-19-0461