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Drug Therapy* ; Obesity*

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Drug Therapy* ; Obesity*

Obesity is increasing and with this comes an increase in Metabolic Disease. Current therapies are effective. We need to establish groups that are experts in "lifestyle therapy" but make sure that they use the very effective adjunctive therapies when indicated. Whilst bariatric surgery is effective for those with Grade III obesity, it is important to realise that medical therapy is very effective for those who are overweight or with lesser degrees of adiposity. There needs to be a proper lifestyle programme and the use of adjunctive treatment when necessary. This approach can reduce weight, reduce cardiovascular risk, help control diabetes and prevent it. We MUST establish proper treatment programmes and follow-up systems.
Humans ; Obesity ; complications ; therapy

The rapid increase of obesity nationwide and worldwide has threatened human health and caused the increase of metabolic diseases and the changes of disease spectrum. Its co-morbidities, mortality, and relevant socio-economic issues have became global concerns. Integrated multidisciplinary treatment modalities have emerged in recent years. For severely obese patients body mass index (BMI>40 kg/m(2) or obese patients (BMI 35 - 40 kg/m(2)) with co-morbidities such as severe diabetes, obesity-associated cardiac lesions, severe sleep apnea, infertility, and osteoarthritis that affect the daily life, minimally invasive laparoscopic bariatric surgery (such as Lap Banding) can achieve satisfactory results by reducing body weight in long term, treating or preventing the co-morbidities, and ultimately decreasing mortality. Multidisciplinary treatment modalities for tumors, obesity, and other diseases have been widely adopted. This strategy may play increasingly important roles in improving the treatment effectiveness, upgrading healthcare services, and addressing interdisciplinary problems.
Combined Modality Therapy ; Humans ; Obesity ; surgery ; therapy

OBJECTIVETo analyze the core acupoints and compatibility of electroacupuncture (EA) for simple obesity based on complex network technique, and to explore the usage of EA waveform.

METHODSThe clinical research literature regarding EA for simple obesity published from January of 1980 to June of 2016 were searched in PubMed, CNKI, , VIP, CBM and TCM online database to establish a prescription database of EA for simple obesity. The Matlab2014a software was used to perform the center analysis and cluster analysis, and the analysis of core points and compatibility were conducted. Gephi 9.1 software was used to demonstrate the complex network diagram to further analyze the usage of EA waveform.

RESULTSTotally 238 prescriptions were obtained. The selection of acupoints at -meridians were equally important with acupoints at -meridians. The meridians with highest core degree were stomach meridian, conception vessel and spleen meridian. The acupoints with highest core degree were Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Tianshu (ST 25) and Zusanli (ST 36). The cluster analysis indicated three acupoint clusters, including the key-acupoint cluster, syndrome-acupoint cluster, and -point cluster; it was revealed Tianshu (ST 25) and Zhongwan (CV 12) had the highest intensity of compatibility. The sparse-dense wave was mostly used in EA for simple obesity, followed by continuous wave, indicating both sparse-dense wave and continuous wave had high clinical application value.

CONCLUSIONThe acupoints of EA for simple obesity are mainly in stomach meridian, conception vessel and spleen meridian; sparse-dense wave is mostly used, followed by continuous wave.

PURPOSE: To examine the effect of the exercise therapy, and exercise-behavior modifi- cation therapy on obesity, blood lipids and self-esteem of the obese middle-aged women. METHOD: A total of 35 middle-aged women (BMI: over 30) were selected for this research. Walking at a 50% intensity was administered 4 days a week for 12 weeks, while the behavior modification therapy performed for 60~90 minutes per week for 12 weeks. RESULT: Body weight and BMI has significantly reduced in the case of EG and E.BG. The result of comparing body weight between groups showed significant difference between EG and CG, and E.BG and CG whereas BMI showed significant difference between EG and CG only. TC, TG, LDL-C, %TC/HDL-C have shown significant decrease in EG and E-BG, while HDL-C displayed significant increase in EG and E.BG. And HDL-C showed significant decrease in CG. As for comparison between groups, significant difference was noted in EG and CG, and E.BG and CG at TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, and in EG and CG at %TC/HDL-C. Self-esteem displayed significant increase in EG and E.BG; however, there was no significant different in CG. As for comparison between groups, there was significant difference noted in E.BG and CG only. CONCLUSION: The results showed that the exercise therapy and the exercise-behavior modification therapy were effective in changing obesity, blood lipids and self-esteem of the obese middle-aged women.
Behavior Therapy ; Body Weight ; Exercise Therapy* ; Female ; Humans ; Obesity* ; Walking

OBJECTIVETo probe into the factor of increasing the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion for slimming.

METHODSThe factors of increasing the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion for slimming were thought by analysis of the physician and the patient, and combination of theory with clinical treatment, and opinions were put forward.

CONCLUSIONThere are a lot of factors influencing the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion for slimming, and only both the physician and the patient cooperate each other and pay attention to the factors, can the therapeutic effect be better increased.

OBJECTIVETo search for an effective method for treatment of obesity and to study the mechanism of acupuncture slimming treatment.

METHODSThe cases of obesity were randomly divided into a diet group of 40 cases and an acupuncture group of 80 cases. Their therapeutic effects and changes of TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C contents before and after treatment were observed.

RESULTSThe effective rate of 76.3% in the acupuncture group was better than 27.5% in the diet group, and acupuncture could decrease serum TC, TG, LDL-C contents and increase HDL-C content.

CONCLUSIONAcupuncture combined with diet therapy is an effective method for reducing weight at present, and metabolism of lipids is involved in acupuncture slimming mechanism.

OBJECTIVETo Sum up advances of studies on acupuncture for treatment of obesity in recent 10 years and to put forward the problems should be paid attention to and the development direction in clinical scientific research.

METHODSReview the literature about acupuncture and moxibustion slimming therapy in recent 10 years from characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion in selection of acupoints, analysis of various therapeutic methods, problems in clinical research.

CONCLUSIONAcupuncture and moxibustion treatment of obesity has obvious therapeutic effect and less side-effects with flexible selection of acupoints and more methods.

OBJECTIVETo explore clinical mechanisms of acupoint catgut embedding for treatment of simple obesity.

METHODSThirty-two cases of simple obesity were treated by acupoint catgut embedding and acupoints were selected based on differentiation of symptoms and signs. After treatment for 1 or 2 therapeutic courses, the clinical therapeutic effect and changes of the body weight, obesity degree, body mass index, circumferences of the chest, lumbus and buttock. and blood lipids and blood glucose were investigated.

RESULTSAfter one course the total effective rate was 84.4% and after 2 courses it was 90.0%. After the treatment, the various indexes all changed significantly, the longer the treatment time, the better the therapeutic effect.

CONCLUSIONAcupoint catgut embedding has a satisfactory therapeutic effect on obesity, with advantages of simple manipulation and saving time.