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KMID : 1234920010010010033
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2001 Volume.1 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.42
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The Reductive Effects of Oriental Medicine on the Body Fat and Abdominal Obesity
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Lee Jae-Sung
Lee Sung-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was to investigate the reductive effects of oriental medicine on the body fat and abdominal obesity,
Methods: The subject were selected among the patients who were treated with 4weeks total program, visited our obesity clinic from October 1999 to August 2000, We practiced combined therapy such as herbal medicine, acupuncture therapy, moxibution therapy, negative therapy, auricular acupuncture, electrolipolysis, colon hydrotherapy, heat therapy, Chuna therapy, low-calorie diet teaching, exercise teaching, and correcting life style for 4 weeks.
Results and Conclusion: 1. Body weight, RBW, and BMI were significantly reduced each by 5.4kg, 10.4% and (p<0.01). 2. % Body fat was significantly reduced by 3.3%. Fat mass was reduced by 4.0kg(17.0%) and soft lean mass was reduced by 1.5kg(3.7%), thus it was acknowledged that fat mass was significantly reduced compared to soft lean mass by oriental medicine treatment for obesity. 3. WHR was significantly reduced by 0.02. Waist circumference was reduced by 6cm(6.6%) and hip circumference was reduced by 4.5cm(4.6%), thus it was acknowledged that waist fat was significantly reduced compared to hip circumference by oriental medicine treatment for obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, oriental medicine, Body fat, abdominal obesity
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