This work has been conducted to examine the impact of 12 weeks of yogic intervention on lipid profile in elder women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this study, 20 women with type II diabetes and between 50 to 70 years old were recruited from two old age home and randomly divided into two (n= 10) groups of experimental and control. Experimental group were subjected to regular yoga practice for 12 weeks (3 sessions per week, 45 minutes per session), while the control group did not have any regular activity. The dependent variables were total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein, very low density lipoprotein and high density lipoprotein and were examined before and after 12 weeks of yogic intervention in both groups. Results indicated a significant (P ≤ 0.05) decrease in total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein and very low density lipoprotein; with a significant (P ≤ 0.05) increase in high density lipoprotein level from its initial value; while showing insignificant result in active control group. Based on our results, it can be said that, yoga is a non-drug, non-invasive and cost-effective method to improve the quality of life. Consequently, it is suggested that yoga may be used as an adjunct to reduce type 2 diabetes mellitus of elder women.
