Women who practice yoga, perhaps in their bamboo yoga clothing, have a greater level of control over their weight than those who take part in other forms of exercise, a doctor has claimed.

These women have this improved level of control as yoga increases "mindful" eating, WorldNowreports Dr Alan Kristal, of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Dr Kristal and other researchers at the centre found that those who took part in yoga sessions were more aware of why they ate and stopped eating when they were full.

"We found that people who did other types of physical activity like running or weight lifting were not more mindful, it's completely independent," Dr Kristal told the news channel.

Recent research elsewhere in the US found that women who regularly practiced yoga, perhaps in their ladies yoga clothing, had lower levels of inflammation that is linked to heart disease, stroke and type-2 diabetes.

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