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# Research Synthesis: Tai Chi Exercise Effects — full paper

## Abstract

Evidence-honesty note: 35/46 retained sources are indirect, review-level, adjacent, or mechanistic and are used only to bound interpretation. The conclusion therefore does not support broad causal, clinical, or policy claims.

Tai chi is widely promoted as a low-impact mind-body exercise for older adults, yet its purported b…

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# Research Synthesis: Tai Chi Exercise Effects — full paper

## Abstract

Evidence-honesty note: 35/46 retained sources are indirect, review-level, adjacent, or mechanistic and are used only to bound interpretation. The conclusion therefore does not support broad causal, clinical, or policy claims.

Tai chi is widely promoted as a low-impact mind-body exercise for older adults, yet its purported b…

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