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KMID : 1234920160160020116
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2016 Volume.16 No. 2 p.116 ~ p.123
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The Changes of Body Compositions after Modified Fasting Therapy: A Retrospective Observational Study
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Lee Eun-Jung
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of modified fasting therapy on the changes of body compositions.
Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 33 patients, who carried out modified fasting therapy at Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University from January 1st, 2011 to December 30th, 2015. They went through reducing food intakes period (7 days), fasting period (14 days) and refeeding period (14 days). Body compositions (weight, body mass index, skeletal muscle mass, percent body fat, basal metabolic rate, waist-hip ratio, visceral fat area) were reviewed at each state. And then the data was analyzed.
Results: The body composition values (weight, body mass index [BMI], skeletal muscle mass, percent body fat, basal metabolic rate, waist-hip ratio, visceral fat area) decreased during the fasting therapy period, as a whole. The weight, BMI, percent body fat and visceral fat area decreased during the reducing food intakes period, the fasting period and the refeeding period. The skeletal muscle mass and basal metabolic rate significantly decreased during the reducing food intakes period and the fasting period, and insignificantly increased during the refeeding period.
Conclusions: Results from this investigation showed that modified fasting therapy using fermented herbal medicine have positive effects on changes of body compositions.
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KEYWORD
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Fasting, Body composition, Obesity
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