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KMID : 1234920100100010049
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2010 Volume.10 No. 1 p.49 ~ p.56
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A Clinical Case Study on the Changes of Body Composition and Blood Chemistry after Modified Fasting Therapy in a Patient with Obesity
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Kim Koh-Woon
Chung Won-Seok
Chung Seok-Hee
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Abstract
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This study was performed to report the effectiveness of modified fasting therapy using very-low-calorie-diet on a patient with obesity. The patient was diagnosed as severe obesity and participated in a 14-day fast with the Signature, a liquor which is made from fermented medical herbs and carbohydrates (intake <600 kcal/day) accompanying 7 prefasting relief days, and 16 days with stepwise reintroduction of food. The fasting patient also received intensive oriental medical treatments such as acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping therapy and was encouraged to take more than two hours’ of walking exercise a day. We have evaluated the efficacy of treatments by measuring the changes of body composition and blood chemistry according to each period of fasting therapy. After treatment, Body Fat Mass of the patient was decreased more than Muscle Mass and the level of AST, ALT was decreased to normal range. These results suggest that the modified fasting therapy was effective on the patient with obesity.
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KEYWORD
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Modified fasting therapy, Very-low-calorie-diet, Obesity, Body composition, Blood chemistry
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