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However, their distinct health governance pathways have not been systematically compared.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to: (1) decipher differential health promotion mechanisms (cardiopulmonary\/pain\/anxiety outcomes); (2) quantitative assessment of the different trade-offs in cultural sustainability (analyzing the communication characteristics under market-oriented and institutionalized models); (3) the implications of different policy integration models for global public health scalability are evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We developed a comparative framework examining three interconnected dimensions: (1) Health Benefits\u2014by synthesizing clinical trial evidence; (2) Cultural Sustainability\u2014by analyzing patterns in global digital and academic discourse; and (3) Policy Integration\u2014by reviewing official documents and modeling the relationships among all three dimensions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      (1) Equivalent efficacy in cardiopulmonary function (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.45), chronic pain (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.62), and anxiety reduction (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.51); (2) Cultural Sustainability Exhibits an Asymmetric Pattern: although yoga boasts a more extensive and well-established clinical evidence base (particularly in the field of mental health), its standardized movement retention rate in the process of global dissemination (68%) is significantly lower than that of Tai Chi (82%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). It should be noted that yoga's inherent philosophical tenet of Viniyoga (i.e., individualized adaptation) may lead to a systematic underestimation of its cultural authenticity when assessed using standardized metrics; (3) Structural equation model of health-culture-policy interactions. Key pathways: health benefits \u2192 policy inclusivity (\u03b2 = 0.63); cultural transmission \u2192 policy inclusivity (\u03b2 = \u22120.30); policy feedback \u2192 cultural transmission (\u03b2 = 0.45).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Yoga and Tai Chi represent two complementary paradigms in the modernization of mind-body practices. The former excels in market adaptability and rapid innovation diffusion, while the latter demonstrates strengths in institutional norms and community-based public provision. This study advocates that effective global health governance should avoid a single model and instead construct a contextualized hybrid framework. 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