The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine (대한한방소아과학회지)

The Association of Korean Oriental Pediatrics (대한한방소아과학회)
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The Effect of the Fasting for Body Composition Changes in Two Obese Adolescents

절식요법이 2명의 비만청소년의 체성분 변화에 미치는 영향

  • Jeong, Sun-Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Kim, Hong-Bae (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Yeon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Oriental Medicine, Dong-Eui University)
  • 정선희 (동의대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김홍배 (동의대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이승연 (동의대학교 한의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of fasting therapy on the changes of body composition in obese adolescents. Methods : We examined the body composition of obese adolescents three times; before fasting, on the second refeeding day, two or four weeks later. Results : Body weight, body mass index(BMI), basal metabolic rate(BMR) and lean body mass (LBM) were decreased during the fasting, whereas percent-fat was increased. After fasting, patients have the dietary period. During this period BMR and LBM were increased and the decrease of percent-fat was continued. Conclusions : It seems that fasting therapy with keeping up well-controlled dietary period and receiving oriental medical management can be useful to decrease percent-fat in obese patients.

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