• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권8호
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• pp.327-331
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• 2013

The ketogenic diet (KD) is an established, effective, nonpharmacologic treatment for children with pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Although the KD is the most well-established dietary therapy for epilepsy, it is too restrictive and is associated with serious complications; therefore, alternative lower-fat diets, including a modified Atkins diet and low-glycemic index diet, have been developed. Recent ongoing clinical evidence suggests that other dietary therapies have an efficacy almost comparable to that of the KD. In addition, a diet rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids appears to increase the efficacy of diet therapy and reduce the complications of a high-fat diet. Here, we review the systematic information about lower-fat diets and better-quality dietary therapies and the current clinical status of each of these dietary approaches.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-35
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to find the sociopsychological factors influencing the compliance of dietary regimen in diabetes by using focus group interviews. The data were collected from fifty three diabetes patients in eleven focus groups from September 1997 to March , 1998 in Seoul and Suwon Korea. The interviews were tape-recorded and the contents of the interviews were analysed by researchers. The subjects knew the causes, complications, and therapies of diabetes although they were incorrect at times . Patients had a wide range of outcome expectations from very optimistic to pessimistic. They recognized diabetes as a disease which needs life-time care, and they though that good care could provide a normal life. One the other hand they thought diabetes could lead to death through complications, and cause financial problems as well as social isolation. As for self-efficacy they recognized the importance of compliance to diet regimen but they thought the diet therapy was very difficult and were not very willing to follow it. They felt medical professionals, especially doctors, were influential for the therapies. However they frequently felt counselling provided by doctors was insufficient in time and content and led to attitude problems. They felt support from families and others was often insufficient and inadequate. Nutrition education fostering outcome expectation, social support, and self-efficacy is needed to increased compliance. The most influential referents were medical professional including doctors, nurses, dieticians, so their role in diet therapy should by emphasized.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.193-201
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• 2005

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the use pattern of alternative therapies in middle aged women. Method: The subjects of this study were 530 women from 40 to 64 years of age. The data of this study was patients' records. The data was gathered from April 1st, 2004 to June 30th, 2004. Data was analyzed statistically by using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 program. Result: It was shown that 63.5% of the subjects have utilized one or more types of alternative therapy. The most common type of alternative therapy was dietary and nutritional therapy 38.3%, and the place of use was the home 64.1%. The most common reason was a recommendation by friends. The degree of satisfaction after the use of alternative therapy was 95.2%. Among users of alternative therapies, the most frequent responses to each question were as follows; Motive of Use- "for health maintenance and promotion." (62.7%) In the relation ship between general characteristics and utilization of alternative therapy, religion(x2=12.33, p=.02), exercise(x2=8.21, p=.004), and health status(x2=14.95, p=.005) showed a significant statistical difference. Conclusion: We found that middle aged women used alternative therapies more frequently than other populations. Therefore, it is suggested that medical doctors or nurses verify the true effects or side-effects from the most therapies or nurses verify the true effects or side-effects from the most common complementary or alternative therapies through experiments.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.155-177
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• 2015

Objectives : This study examined the food cures in Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong. The diseases described in Singnyojaebyeong still occur frequently in modern times. This study also investigated the recipe of food cures for applying to the modern time treatment. Methods : I categorized the major symptoms of the sixty-one food therapies in Singnyojaebyeong, and sorted the main ingredients of each symptoms, and organized the efficacies of food sources based on third book of Eumsunjungyo. Results : Singnyojaebyeong, which organized the treatment methods curing diseases with foods, provided information about the foods that are good for twenty diseases, such as Heoro, Shinheo, Pung, Yotong, Heoyak, Biwui Heoyak, Seupbi, Sujong, Sogal, Sobyeonbultong, Gakgi, and Chijil. The food therapy methods were used to cure diseases using the food sources suitable for each major symptom. Conclusions : The food therapies in Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong proves that people in all regions have used food to cure diseases from old times. And to cure diseases, people have used the characteristics, tastes, and cooking forms of food ingredients for a long time. Thus, this study can be a reference for creating another food therapy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권9호
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• pp.929-934
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• 2005

목 적 : 본 연구는 소아, 청소년에게 행해지는 보완대체요법 사용실태에 대한 구체적이고, 다각적인 연구의 필요성이 있었기에 보완대체요법을 접할 기회가 많은 만성질환을 가진 소아, 청소년에서 보완대체요법이 어느 정도 사용되고 있는지, 보완대체요법의 종류에 따른 사용실태를 알아보고, 보완대체요법 사용에 영향을 미치는 인자가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 3월부터 8월까지 관동의대 부속병원 소아과에서 지속적 추적관찰을 해오던 입원 경험이 있는 환아들 중에 만성질환(기관지 천식, 아토피, 간질, 뇌성마비 등)을 앓고 있는 환아(160명)를 대상으로 하였고, 환아와 동행한 보호자에게 설문양식에 따라 면담설문을 실시하였다. 결 과 : 설문 조사에 응답한 만성질환을 앓고 있는 환아는 252명이었고, 그 중 보완대체요법을 시행한 160명(63.5%)을 대상으로 삼았다. 각 질환별 보완대체요법 이용률은 선천성 근병증(100%), 아토피성 피부염(91.1%), 만성 반복성 복통(73.5%), 기관지 천식(72.5%), 만성 설사(50.0%), 뇌성 마비(42.1%), 만성 기관지염(37.5%), 간질(17.1%) 순으로 이용률의 차이를 보였다. 시행한 종류는 식이요법(31.1%), 생약요법(23.4%), 수치요법(16.3%), 마사지(14.2%), 방향요법(8.9%), 침술요법(4.6%), 동종요법(1.3%) 순이었다. 64명(40.0%)이 2가지 이상의 보완대체요법을 동시에 시행하였고, 보완대체요법을 권유받은 경로는 비의사처방에 의한 경우가 133명(83.1%)이었으며, 99명(61.9%)이 보완대체요법의 효과에 대해 긍정적으로 답변했다. 보완대체요법 시행군에 있어서 보완대체요법 사용에 영향을 미치는 인자들 중 부모 연령, 자녀 연령이 통계학적 의의가 있었으며, 부모의 연령이 높을수록 시행경험이 많았고(P=0.001), 자녀의 나이가 어릴수록 보완대체요법을 시행하지 않는 경향을(P=0.002) 보였다. 결 론 : 만성질환을 앓는 환아들은 치료에 있어서 현대의학에 의존하는 반면, 상당수가 보완대체요법을 이용하고 있었으며, 2가지 이상을 동시에 사용하는 경우가 많았고, 그 효과에 대해 긍정적으로 평가하고 있었다. 이와 같은 결과는 국내에서 보완대체요법의 접근성이 용이하고, 긍정적인 측면이 강조되고 있기 때문이므로 무분별한 보완대체요법의 사용을 피하기 위해서는 보완대체요법의 효과와 부작용에 대한 현대의학적인 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2016

Objectives : This study selected the food ingredients mainly appearing in the stomach-disease-related articles from Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong and Singnyochanyo, and investigated their effects to turn these data into references for modern people, use the food therapy of ancestors for modern life, and prevent and cure stomach diseases of modern people due to unhealthy lifestyle. Methods : This study selected the stomach-related food therapies from Eumsunjungyo and Singnyochanyo, and organized the therapies by chief virtue, effect, ingredient, and recipe. Also, this study analyzed and investigated characteristics, tastes, and target organs of the food ingredients in the recipes. Results : There are 8 stomach-related recipes among 61 recipes in Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong, and there are total 34 types of stomach-related recipes in Singnyochanyo including 27 types of BiwiBuBanui Five and 7 types of GutoBuHaeyeokByeonggyeonBiwi fifteen. Both Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong and Singnyochanyo contains food therapies for diseases due to week stomach. Most recipes in Singnyochanyo uses only food ingredients, whereas most recipes in Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong uses ingredients which can be used as medicine. Conclusions : The food therapies in Eumsunjungyo Singnyojaebyeong and Singnyochanyo proves that people in all regions have used food to cure diseases from old times. On the other words, people have clinically used the characteristics, tastes, and cooking forms of food ingredients for a long time. Thus, this study can be a reference for creating another food therapy.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2000

Obesity is a global pandemic that is increasing throughout most of the world. Increases in obesity are not restricted to highly industrialized countries, but have been observed in newly developed and developing countries as well. Obesity is associated with increased risk for non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and some types of cancer. Tragically, eliminating food shortages in developing countries may result in substituting heart disease, diabetes, and cancer for malnutrition. There are many approaches to reducing obesity, including dietary modification, surgical interventions, and drug therapies. However, only dietary modification has the potential to be effective on a global scale. Public health measures in the United States have sought to reduce obesity by reducing the intake of dietary fat. While these efforts have succeeded in reducing dietary fat, obesity has continued to increase, suggesting that moderate fat reduction may not be effective. Other proposed diets include low-carbohydrate diets, low glycemic index diets, and very low fat diets. While all of these diets may be effective for some people, they are not satisfactory for public health policy. In fact, the ratio of fat to carbohydrate may not be as important as previously believed. Humans may be well suited to adapt to diets as varied as a high carbohydrate tropical diet consisting mostly of fruits to the high fat Eskimo diet consisting largely of animal foods. Either extreme may be healthful if providing adequate, but not excessive, energy and adequate amounts of micronutrients. Public health measures may need to focuss on reducing the overconsumption of inexpensive and convenient foods.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.107-122
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• 2003

만성질환자들의 보완요법 이용률과 이용양상을 알아보기 위하여 보건소에 등록된 고혈압, 당뇨병, 만성관절염 환자를 대상으로 하여 2001년 1월 3일부터 1개월간 각 질환별로 200명씩 총 600명에게 지난 12개월간의 보완요법이용실태에대하여직접면담조사를실시하였다. 지난 1년 동안 전체 대상자의 47.5%가 보완요법을 이용하였는데, 고혈압 환자는 35.0%, 당뇨병 환자는 44.6%, 관절염 환자는 62.9%가 보완요법을 이용하여 관절염 환자의 이용률이 가장 높았다. 보완요법 이용률은 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따라서 거의 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 보완요법 이용자 중 고혈압 환자는 약초요법(31.0%)과 침요법(29.6%)을 많이 이용하였고, 당뇨병 환자는 식이요법(57.5%)과 약초요법(35.1%)을 그리고, 관절염 환자는 침요법(85.0%)과 약초요법(34.7%)을 많이 이용하였다. 보완요법 이용자중 2종류 이상을 이용한 사람은 36.8%였고, 고혈압 환자가 18.3%, 당뇨병 환자가 24.1%, 관절염 환자가 55.9%로서 관절염 환자가 여러종류의 보완요법을 이용하였다. 가장 많이 이용한 보완요법을 종류별로 보면 침술이 47.0%로 가장 높은 빈도를 보였고, 그 다음이 한약(26.3%), 건강보조기구(21.8%), 민간요법(21.4%), 물리치료(9.5%), 건강보조식품(8.4%), 약초(7.7%), 수지침(3.2%), 단전호흡(1.1%), 기공치료(0.7%)의 순이었다. 보완요법을 이용한 장소로는 한의원이 42.8%로 가장 많았고, 이용한 이유로서는 치료를 위해서가 61.8%, 증상완화가 26.0%로 대부분의 환자들이 치료와 증상완화를 위해서 이용하였으며, 지난 1년간 보완요법 이용에 지출한 비용은 9만원 이하가 40.3%로 가장 많았고, 50만원 이상도 31.2%이었다. 보완요법 이용 후 56.1%가 만족하다고 대답했고, 6.0%는 부작용을 경험했다고 하였다. 보완요법을 이용한 사람들의 74.0%가 계속 이용하겠다고 하였으며, 56.1%는 다른 사람에게 권유할 의향이 있다고 하였다. 정통의료와 비교한 보완요법의 이점으로는 33.5%가 심리적으로 안정감을 준다, 21.2%는 몸을 보호해 준다, 19.2%가 효과가 좋다라고 하였다. 또한 조사대상자 가운데 보완요법에 대한 교육을 희망하는 사람은 34.0%였다. 이상의 연구결과에서 볼 때 만성질환자들의 상당수(47.5%)가 지난 1년간 자신들의 건강문제를 해결하기 위하여 다양한 종류의 보완요법을 이용하였고, 비록 부작용 경험률이 6.0%정도 되지만 보완요법에 대한 만족도가 비교적 높고, 계속적으로 이용할 의사가 높기 때문에 보건기관이나 의료인들의 적극적인 관심이 요구되며, 부작용이 없고 건강증진에 도움이 되는 다양한 보완요법 프로그램 개발에 노력을 기울려야 할 것으로 생각된다. 그리고 보안요법의 효능를 확인하는 노력이 계속되어야 하고, 적절한 가격을 유지할 수 있는 제도적 장치도 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 비만대사연구학술지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2023

Compensatory changes in energy consumption and neuro-hormonal changes following weight loss make it difficult to maintain the reduced weight and may cause weight regain. Therefore, establishing a long-term weight control plan and strategy starting from the initial weight loss period is necessary. Both the patient and doctor should know that weight loss cannot occur continuously, and that maintaining weight after the weight loss period is the basic course of obesity treatment. No single dietary pattern is effective for weight maintenance, and a variety of dietary control methods - such as calorie restriction and healthy proportions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and meal replacements - should be used to target an integrated and healthy dietary habit. An increase in physical activity is needed for weight loss and maintenance; however, rather than recommending an excessive amount of exercise, it is better to set realistic and long-term achievable goals. It is necessary to reset the goal according to the patient's weight maintenance stage and continuously apply behavioral therapies, such as self-monitoring and stress management. In previous studies, since the degree of weight loss and changes in behavioral patterns over the course of one year were important factors in maintaining long-term weight loss, obesity therapists should closely examine patient data and behavioral patterns across a period of one year and actively intervene when needed.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.4081-4086
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• 2012

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use is prevalent among individuals with cancer, especially breast cancer survivors. This study was conducted among 394 breast cancer survivors in selected regions of Peninsular Malaysia to identify the pattern and factors associated with CAM use. About 51% of the respondents reported CAM use as complementary treatment. Vitamins (47.2%), spiritual activities (33.2%) and other dietary supplements (30.7%) were the most commonly used CAM therapies. Common reasons for CAM use were to increase the body's ability to perform daily activities (70.9%), enhance immune function (58.3%) and improve emotional well-being (31.7%). Users obtained CAM information mainly from friends and family members (62.5%), physicians (25.0%) and mass media (13.9%). Ethnicity and years of education were significantly associated with CAM use. Although no adverse effects of CAM were reported, breast cancer survivors should discuss their CAM use with health professionals to prevent potential adverse effects of these therapies.