Long-term Ashtanga yoga practice decreases medial temporal and brainstem glucose metabolism in relation to years of experience.

June van AalstJenny CeccariniGeorg SchrammDonatienne Van WeehaegheAhmadreza RezaeiKoen DemyttenaereStefan SunaertKoen Van Laere

Published in: EJNMMI research (2020)

Experienced yoga practitioners show regional long-term decreases in glucose metabolism related to years of practice. To elucidate a potential causality, a prospective longitudinal study in yoga-naive individuals is warranted.

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