Those who score high on mindfulness - the ability of being aware of one's present thoughts and feelings - are significantly more likely than people with low scores to have healthy glucose levels, suggests new research. We all know that elevated glucose levels may increase risk of Type-2 diabetes. The researchers also sought to identify factors that might explain the connection they saw between higher mindfulness and healthier glucose levels.
"As mindfulness is likely a modifiable trait, this study provides preliminary evidence for a fairly novel and modifiable potential determinant of diabetes risk," Loucks noted.The study was published in the American Journal of Health Behavior.The researchers measured health indicators including dispositional mindfulness and blood glucose in almost 400 people. The study used the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), a 15-item questionnaire to assess dispositional mindfulness on a 1 to 7 scale.The researchers found that people with high MAAS scores of six or seven were 35 percent more likely to have healthy glucose levels under 100 milligrams per decilitre than people with low MAAS scores below four.Participants with high levels of mindfulness were about 20 percent less likely to have Type-2 diabetes, but the total number of people in the study with the condition may have been too small to allow for definitive findings, Loucks said.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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"As mindfulness is likely a modifiable trait, this study provides preliminary evidence for a fairly novel and modifiable potential determinant of diabetes risk," Loucks noted.The study was published in the American Journal of Health Behavior.The researchers measured health indicators including dispositional mindfulness and blood glucose in almost 400 people. The study used the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), a 15-item questionnaire to assess dispositional mindfulness on a 1 to 7 scale.The researchers found that people with high MAAS scores of six or seven were 35 percent more likely to have healthy glucose levels under 100 milligrams per decilitre than people with low MAAS scores below four.Participants with high levels of mindfulness were about 20 percent less likely to have Type-2 diabetes, but the total number of people in the study with the condition may have been too small to allow for definitive findings, Loucks said.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)