Mindfulness Intervention for Stress Eating to Reduce Cortisol and Abdominal Fat among Overweight and Obese Women: An Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study

• Main Authors: Jennifer Daubenmier (Author), Jean Kristeller (Author), Frederick M. Hecht (Author), Nicole Maninger (Author), Margaret Kuwata (Author), Kinnari Jhaveri (Author), Robert H. Lustig (Author), Margaret Kemeny (Author), Lori Karan (Author), Elissa Epel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Psychological distress and elevated cortisol secretion promote abdominal fat, a feature of the Metabolic Syndrome. Effects of stress reduction interventions on abdominal fat are unknown. Forty-seven overweight/obese women (mean BMI =31.2) were randomly assigned to a 4-month intervention or waitlist...