Another condition yoga may surprisingly improve is diabetes type 2, with a randomized controlled trial concluding that “findings indicate that the diabetic yoga protocol intervention could improve the metabolic status of the high-diabetes-risk individuals”.

Despite these promising conclusions from high quality research articles, it’s important to note that yoga has not been extensively studied with respect to conditions such as cancer and diabetes. Further research must be done to be able to make broad claims about the benefit of practicing yoga in these contexts.