A Case Study on Effect of Herbal Diet an Male Abdominal Obese Patient

남성 복부비만 환자의 치험 1례

We experienced a male patient who was diagnosed as very severe abdominal obesity. From the 3rd of January to the 14th of April we applied herbal medication(Tiganyiyiren-tang), very low calorie diet, aerobic exercise, behavioral therapy, electrolipolysis, infra-red therapy, auricular acupuncture, and aqua-massage to him. And we examined the changes of his height, weight, body composition, body size, liver functional test, abdominal CT finding. The food production of this year has decreased by 5 percent. His weight decreased by 28.2%, PIBW by 28.5%, BMI by 28.2%, PBF by 22.7%, and WHR by 15.9%. The circumference of upper extremity decreased by 25.7%, the circumference of the muscle of upper extremity by 18.2%, the circumference of chest by 20.5%, the circumference of abdomen by 29.5%, the circumference of hip by 17.4%, and the circumference of thigh by 15.9%. In the liver functional test GOT decreased from 42IU/l to 361U/I, GPT from 1211U/l to 48IU/I. Total cholesterol from 211mg/dl to 152mg/dl, and Trigliceride from 192mg/dl to 81 mg/dl. In the abdominal CT finding the amount of fat in the abdominal cavity decreased from $9732mm^2$ to $3639mm^2$.

2001년 1월 3일부터 2001년 4월 14일까지 고도의 복부비만으로 판정받은 1례의 환자에서 체감의이인탕의 한약복용, 초저열량식이요법(600kcal), 유산소운동(6km/h속도의 속보60분),행동수정요법(평소보다 50% 증가된 활동량), 전기지방분해침(Lipodren)40분, Infared therapy,이침, Aqua-pt(수압마사지)등을 입원 및 통원치료로 시행하여 비만지표, 신체사이즈, 간기능 검사, 복부 전산화단층촬영 상에서 유의한 변화를 관찰하였기에 보고하는 바이다.