The Science of Yoga - Yoga Slows Metabolism

A 2006 study showed that regular yoga practice decreased metabolism by an average of 13%. 8% for males and 18% for females. "Individuals who took up the discipline would reduce their basal metabolic rate to such an extent that they required less food and fewer calories..."

"The secret of weight loss [has] nothing to do with a fast metabolism and everything to do with the psychological repercussions of undoing stress."

Information and quotations taken from The Science of Yoga by William Broad.