Effects of Boui-Ougi-To Treatment on Visceral Fat Obesity in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.
10.3937/kampomed.49.249
- VernacularTitle:内臓肥満型糖尿病患者に対する防い黄ぎ湯の効果
- Author:
Mami YOSHIDA
;
Junta TAKAMATSU
;
Shigeru YOSHIDA
;
Haruko KITAOKA
;
Yoshikazu MASUI
;
Nakaaki OHSAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Boui-ougi-to;
diabetes mellitus;
visceral fat obesity;
atherosclerosis;
exercise
- From:Kampo Medicine
1998;49(2):249-256
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Nineteen non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients with obesity were divided into two groups, and a group of eight patients who could try exercise was treated with walking over 160 Calories per day, and a group of eleven patients who could not try exercise was treated with Boui-ougi-to, for six months. Although exercise is known as the treatment of visceral fat obesity, no significant improvement was observed in body mass index, visceral fat/ somatic fat (V/S) ratio, blood sugar, serum cholesterol level in the patient group with exercise, whereas in the patient group treated with Boui-ougi-to, serum cholesterol significantly decreased from 197±31mg/dl to 180±19mg/dl (p<0.01), and V/S ratio improved significantly from 0.84±0.56 to 0.64±0.30 (p<0.05). These observations suggest that treatment with Boui-ougi-to is effective for visceral fat obesity and has potential for the prevention of atherosclerosis.
