If mere existence of a 'RCT' is the sole benchmark for calling something 'evidence', entirely ignoring the quality of the study then ANY treatment promoted by the pseudoscience lobby can be recommended by that logic. We can find a shoddy RCT somewhere!
No. We aren't against Yoga. Yoga sans all the woo, hype, mysticism, supernatural claims, and the accompanying pseudoscience would probably be good as a part of healthy lifestyle as exercise when done in 'reasonable limits'.
It is the 'cure for all' claims which we are against.
We are against the misrepresentations like these (in the study) claiming it to be superior to exercise somehow because it is 'yoga' you know?!
We are against being vague about definitions and trying to market it as some kind of magic cure or a secret science now being revealed!
A link claiming the effectives of 'Yoga' improving 'all parameters' is shared. But the link doesn't give access to the full study or paper as far as we can see. Has it undergone peer review and critical appraisal? We are unsure.
Ministry of AYUSH which thrives on promoting pseudoscience, especially HOMEOPATHY in India is tagged which makes it even more bizzare. Pseudoscience is legitimised in India, there's a ministry for it and then the WHO's chf scientist gives importance to such a ministry on twitter!
A look at some of the flawed thinking that prompts people who believe in certain non-scientific concepts to advise others who don't to be more open-minded.