Time: Mindful People Have Less Belly Fat http://time.com/4079494/mindfulness-weight-loss/ Well no shit. Mindfulness in this context is an english translation of a buddhist term. Basically it means aware whether it be aware of their current surroundings or situational awareness. Modern psychology has adopted mindfulness meditation for use as cognitive therapy. It's proven useful for helping anxiety and addiction. The article suggests that increasing mindfulness can cause weight loss but they are ignoring the obvious explanation. Being fat makes you lethargic and delusional.