The Correlation Between Signs of Kampo Medicine and Visceral Fat Obesity.
10.3937/kampomed.50.11
- VernacularTitle:内臓脂肪型肥満と漢方医学的所見との関連性
- Author:
Hiroaki HIKIAMI
;
Kazuhiko NAGASAKA
;
Takeshi TATSUMI
;
Hiroyori TOSA
;
Katsutoshi TERASAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
obesity;
visceral fat obesity;
signs of pulse;
signs of tongue;
abdominal palpation signs;
Oketsu (blood stasis) syndrome;
lifestyle-related disease
- From:Kampo Medicine
1999;50(1):11-19
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Visceral fat obesity is closely associated with lifestyle-related diseases that include symptoms such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, etc. To examine the correlation between pulse, appearance of tongue, and abdominal palpation-diagnostic indicators according to Kampo medicine-and visceral fat obesity, we investigated 209 subjects who received health screenings, and obtained the following results. 1) The simply obese subjects, as determined by body mass index, showed symptoms of excess state, Kidepression, and stasis of body fluids according to the diagnostic techniques of Kampo medicine. 2) The visceral fat-rich subjects were diagnosed by means of abdominal ultrasonography and showed symptoms of pulsus maximum and Oketsu (blood stasis) state.
