• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.134-141
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• 2017

Objectives A retrospective case series study was conducted to investigate the clinical characteristics of psychotic disorders induced by appetite suppressants, phentermine and phendimetrazine. Methods A retrospective electronic medical record review identified 5 admitted patients who had psychotic symptoms after taking phentermine or phendimetrazine. Clinical information was reviewed and summarized in each case. Results Hallucinations were reported in all cases, including auditory, visual, olfactory and somatic hallucinations. After discontinuation of phentermine or phendimetrazine, the symptoms rapidly improved with low dose of antipsychotics. Patients tended to have less prominent negative symptoms and higher insight into illness, and often showed depressive mood. These clinical characteristics were similar to psychosis induced by amphetamines. Two patients developed stimulant use disorder while using phentermine. Conclusions These findings call for awareness of the risks associated with use of appetite suppressants. Prescription of phentermine or phendimetrazine should be accompanied by close monitoring of mental status, and suspicion for substance/medication-induced psychotic disorder.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.147-154
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• 1995

This study was conducted for the purpose of practice of nutrition education and dietary intake for college students. This survey was carried out through a variety of questionnaires by the subjects which consist of 249 male and 208 female college students in Seoul area. The results obtained were summarized as follows; 1. 75% of the subjects lived in their own houses; the monthly personal expenses were $110{\sim}200$ thousand wons. The appetite of the students who answered was normal in general. The pattern of dietary life shows that they take richer food at dinner than lunch and breakfast. 2. At school, 75% of students ate at the school cafeteria. Among several main dishes, rice was the most favorite food. Most of the subjects ate their lunch between 12 and 1 o'clock, and they spend approximately 11 to 15 minutes. Most of the students did not have lunch on time. The students ate lunch irregularly, because of the class schedule and poor appetite. 3. On weekends and vacations, 56% of the students ate lunch prepared by their mother at home. The two main reasons for skipping lunch during weekends and vacations were late breakfast and poor appetite. The frequency of eating out were $3{\sim}4$ times per week, because of social life and convenience of meal. 4. The majority of college students asked for the improvement of meal quality and the choice of menu in school cafeteria.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.103-118
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• 1986

A survey of ecological aspects of food, focused on breakfast of 1,526 adults with various professional occupations such as professors, teachers, employees of government, bank and company, and 1,928 students of various levels in the urban areas, was conducted from March, 1984 to February, 1985. The results were shown as follows: Significancy was found between appetite at breakfast, and bed time, status of sleep, eating outside the home on the previous evening, meal or snack of the previous late evening, and exercise before breakfast. The study showed that only 15.2% of the subjects had a good appetite at breakfast; 28.1% had a poor appetite; others had indifferences. About 45% of the subjects had their evening meal between 7pm. and 8pm.; bank employees had breakfast further later than 9pm.. Surprisingly, 31.3% of the subjects had snacks later than 10pm..Nearly one-fourth of subjects, in general, and 34.4% of the subjects in Seoul, had breakfast by themselves due to different schedules of family members. Breakfast patterns of the subjects during a period of 7 days were distributed as follows: 5.5 times for rice-oriented Korean meal; 0.6 times for bread type meal; 0.9 times for the omission of meal. The study described that the subjects who had bread type breakfast consumed only 3.7 items of food, whereas the subjects who had Korean breakfast consumed 7.1 items, on the average. Better breakfast eating habits for an adequate daily diet should be emphasized through nutrition education for adolescents and at the worksite.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.65-74
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• 1986

To study the nutritional value of general hospital diet, the author surveyed in 5 hospitals which are located in Pusan. Thd information on appetite and dietary habits was taken from the questionnaire results of 166 patients and 185 non patients. The survey of nutritional value was conducted on 104 males and 61 females hospitalized patients, taking three consecutive days in each hospital. RESULTS : 1. The average nutritive value of general diet per patient per patient per day served in hospitals was 2446.601$\pm$57.31 kcal, 100.23$\pm$8.18g protein, 42.35$\pm$6.46g fat, 413.35$\pm$31.46g carbohydrate. 2. The average percentage of diet consumed by patients per day was 69.7$\pm$4.5%. 3. The average nutrient intake by patients per day was 2025.94$\pm$194.46kcal, 77.04$\pm$6.38g protein, 31.71$\pm$6.80g fat, 356.20$\pm$26.40g carbohydrate. 4. The meals were taken more regularly by patient group than by non patient group. 5. The psychological appetite was lower in patient group. 6. The patients thought hospital diet as reliable and were willing to take diets well in order to get well as soon as possible.

• Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.33-45
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• 2013

Objectives: This study was aimed to find out the characteristics of ordinary symptoms between the control and patient groups, diagnosed as overweight or obesity, in Soyang, Taeeum, and Soeum Constitutions and among those 3 groups. Methods: As a prospective cross-sectional study based on medical records, 9213 patients, who visited Kyung Hee University Medical Center from May in 2007 to June in 2010, were included. To diagnose the constitution, Revised Questionnaire for the Sasang Constitution Classification II and examinations by oriental medical doctors who majored in Sasang Constitution Medicine were performed. Based on the World Health Organization criteria for Asian obesity assessment, body mass index (BMI) was classified into 3 groups; more than 25 as obesity, 23 to 25 as overweight, and less than 23 as normal. Ordinary symptoms questionnaire, which consists of 46 questions in 8 categories, were given to the subjects. One-way ANOVA test in continuous variables and chi-square test in categorical variables were carried out to analyze statistical significance. Results and Conclusions: 1) In general characteristics, we could find out the significant differences in age, sex, height, weight, BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, and hemoglobin A1c among the 3 Constitutional groups. 2) Soyang Constitution of overweight and obesity has tendency to have higher appetite, like cool or cold water, defecate more, swear more, dislike heat, and have warmer or hotter extremities in the ordinary symptoms, compared with the control group. 3) Taeeum Constitution of overweight and obesity has tendency to have higher appetite, like cool or cold water, defecate more, swear more, dislike heat, and have warmer or hotter extremities in the ordinary symptoms, compared with the control group. 4) Soeum Constitution of overweight and obesity has tendency to have higher appetite and less fatigue in the ordinary symptoms, compared with the control group. 5) Soeum Constitution showed the slightest increase in appetite, preference about room temperature water, less number of feces, and feeling of chill and warmer extremities in ordinary symptoms, compared with Soyang and Taeeum Constitutions. Taeeum Constitution showed the distinct increase in appetite and sweating in ordinary symptoms, compared with Soyang and Soeum Constitutions.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.839-846
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• 2003

Purpose: Objectives of the study is to examine the effectiveness of aromatherapy massage among middle aged women with abdominal obesity. Method: AB/BA crossover design of random blind assignment was applied. Aromatherapy and placebo massage were given to Group(A), Group(B), each groups applied each massages for 2weeks alternatively. Weight, abdominal circumference and appetite were compared for results check among the subjects. Result: The apparent effectiveness of Aromatherapy Massage in reducing weight, abdominal circumference and appetite was noted. Conclusion: On the basis of results, they strongly support the facts of reduction of abdominal obesity by applying aromatherapy massage for middle aged women.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.348-356
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• 1996

A survey of one hospital foodservice system in Seoul was undertaken and detailed in formation was collected from 538 patients. Patient satisfaction with the quality of hospital food and food-related service was evaluated by questionnaire survey. It was measured by assessing 24 variables. The effect of medical treatments, age, length of stay and appetite on patients' satisfaction satisfied with the food served, although the variety of food and seasoning of food received the lowest score. The highest rated items were attitude of personnel serving food, the portion size of cooked rice, and the cleanliness of dishes and tray. Younger patients were significantly less satisfied than were older patients. Female patients were significantly more satisfied nificantly more satisfied than were other patients. Medical treatments, age, length of stay of stay and appetite were found to be significantly correlated with patient satisfaction scores. Foodservice attributes for improvement were taste of meals, selection and variety of food and temperature of food.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.34 no.4 s.135
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• pp.274-277
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• 2003

Agastachis Herba has been used for the treatment of poor appetite, nausea diarrhea and distension of chest. Pogostemonis Herba has been used for the treatment of fever caused by heart stroke, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Pattern recognition for the analysis of Agastachis Herba and Pogostemonis Herba was conducted using PHLC method. Rosmarinic acid from Agastachis Herba was detected at retention time of 14.996 min and quantitative analysis of rosmarinic acid showed average range of $0.183{\pm}0.183%$ (n=4). Rosmarinic acid was not detected from Pogostemonis Herba and we distinguished two medicinal plants by HPLC method.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.188-191
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• 2000

Appetite stimulant ether-soluble neutral extract of a high-grain compound feed was separated into four fractions with an open column of silica gel chromatograph using four carrier solutions containing n-pentane and diethyl ether as 100:0 (Fraction A), 90:10 (Fraction B), 75:25 (Fraction C) and 0:100 (Fraction D). The stimulative effects of the fractions were examined by comparing the intake of hay (with or without the fractions) in two-choice test bioassays with cattle. The Fractions A, B and C of the neutral extract stimulated (p<0.05) hay consumption in cattle, whereas Fraction D had no effect on selective feeding when compared with the control fraction. Furthermore, Fractions A, B and C had higher (p<0.05) feeding stimulative indices (FSI) than that of the Fraction D. The results suggest that chemical stimulants to increase palatability of hay are present in the neutral Fractions A, B and C of high-grain concentrate.

• Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.193-199
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• 2002

Objective : The purpose of this study is to find out the mutual relationship with oriental medication and western medication of obesity Results : 1. Medicational efficacy on obesity is controled by three thing - weight decrease, food intake acting, energy consumption. 2. Western medication is sorted Appetite inhibiter, Food absorption inhibiter and Heat making promoter. 3. Oriental medication is sorted the xu(虛;deficiency) and the shi(實;excess). medication of xu and shi is sorted various method each other. 4. Appetite inhibiter and Food absorption inhibiter of western medication is related to Enrich the blood and Enrich yin(補血養陰) of oriental medication. Heat making promoter of western medication is related to Invigorate vital energy and Invigorate the spleen(補氣健脾) and Warm yang(溫陽). 5. Medication of shi of oriental medication is difficult to find in western medication.