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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2016.29.3.035

The Retrospective Analysis of Obesity and Overweight Female Patients with Clinical Treatment including Herbal Medicine  

Choi, Hyeon (Seongdong INURI Korean Medicine Clinic)
Seo, Gi-Seong (OSLKYUN Oriental Medical Clinic)
Shin, Won-Yong (NATURAL & Oriental Medical Clinic)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.29, no.3, 2016 , pp. 35-46 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of herbal medicine on obesity and overweight female patients and to gather the information of a proper treatment goal for anti-obesity program in Korean medicine clinic.Methods: 230 subjects were recruited and those data were analyzed for body-mass index (BMI), treatment duration, weight, body fat, muscle volume and body fat/weight loss ratio. It was compared among age groups and severity of obesity.Results: It was achieved to loss 12-13 kg for 105.8 days thru obesity program of Korean medicine clinic. There were no significant differences for BMI loss, weight loss, body fat loss, muscle volume gain and treatment duration among age groups. It was found that there were significant differences among overweight, obesity and severe obesity group for BMI loss, weight loss, body fat loss and muscle volume gain except treatment duration. It was assumed the weight loss for 1 month was 3.2 kg, 4.2 kg, 4.5 kg for each severity group respectively.Conclusions: It was found herbal medicine treatment would be effective for female obesity and expected the patients could achieve 12-13 kg weight loss for 15 weeks treatment including 8-12 weeks herbal medicine administration and BMI loss per month could be 1.22 kg/m2, 1.60 kg/m2 and 1.70 kg/m2 for severity of obesity respectively. Hereafter, further controlled study with more numbers of patients should be needed to determine the goal of medical treatment for obesity.
Keywords
Herbal Medicine; Overweight; Obesity; BMI; Body Fat;
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