Publications by authors named "Sonata Y Yau"

Article Synopsis
  • Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health problem that includes a mix of risky factors like being overweight, high sugar levels, and bad cholesterol.
  • In this study, researchers looked at how central obesity (fat around the waist) affects these risk factors and certain proteins (adipokines) in adults from Hong Kong.
  • They found that central obesity made the unhealthy proteins higher and the healthy proteins lower, which could lead to more serious health issues.
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. Our previous study indicated that people with MetS showed a decrease in waist circumference and a decreasing trend in blood pressure after 1-year yoga. This study investigated the effect of yoga on MetS people with high-normal blood pressure by exploring modulations in proinflammatory adipokines (leptin, chemerin, visfatin, and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 or PAI-1) and an anti-inflammatory adipokine (adiponectin).

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