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http://dx.doi.org/10.12925/jkocs.2021.38.2.453

The Effects of Diet-Gel and Electric Muscle Stimulator on Waist Circumference Reduction  

Lee, Gwang-Hee (College of Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology / v.38, no.2, 2021 , pp. 453-464 More about this Journal
Abstract
Abdominal obesity is increasing due to a decrease in physical activity and westernization of diet in busy daily life. Therefore, in order to satisfy the desire for body shape management, a management program with high efficiency versus time is needed. In this study, the diet-gel (i.e., slimming cosmetics) with the electrical muscle stimulation therapy was used to promote the effect of reducing waist circumference and body fat mass (or abdominal fat). For men and women in their twenties, the subjects simply applied diet-gel to their waist, wore EMS, and massaged for 20 minutes twice a day after waking up and before going to sleep. The experiment period was carried out for 2 weeks. The reduction of subcutaneous fat was observed using non-contrast CT, and it was confirmed by measuring waist circumference and body fat mass. In conclusion, the developed EMS and diet-gel combination program showed excellent waist management effects by reducing waist circumference by about 3 cm (p<0.001) and body fat mass by about 1 kg (p<0.01). This result suggests that the use of EMS shows a massage effect by muscle stimulation, and plays a role in promoting fat decomposition by helping the absorption of diet gel.
Keywords
Electric muscle stimulator; Diet-gel; Fat reduction; Waist circumference; Body fat mass;
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