Expert Consensus on Treatment of Simple Obesity in Children with Chinese Herbal Medicine
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20260791
- VernacularTitle:中草药治疗儿童单纯性肥胖症专家共识
- Author:
Yingke LIU
1
;
Xinxin REN
2
;
Tiefeng ZHANG
3
;
Yuqing LIU
1
;
Junhong WANG
1
;
Juan YU
4
Author Information
1. Dongzhimen Hospital，Beijing University of Chinese Medicine，Beijing 100700，China
2. Beijing Hepingli Hospital，Beijing 100013，China
3. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM），Jinan 250355，China
4. Shandong Provincial Hospital of TCM，Jinan 255299，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
childhood obesity;
Chinese herbal medicine;
diagnosis and treatment standards;
expert consensus
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2026;32(17):175-183
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Childhood obesity is a chronic nutritional disorder caused by multiple factors that result in excessive total body fat and/or increased local fat content and abnormal fat distribution，sometimes accompanied by complications such as metabolic syndrome. The obesity caused by other factors excluding the secondary factors like genetics or metabolism is referred to as simple obesity. The incidence of childhood obesity in China is showing a trend toward younger ages and rapid growth，posing a serious threat to people's health and creating a heavy economic burden. Therefore，it is urgent to control and effectively intervene in childhood obesity. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine has long been a representative of internal treatment and shows effectiveness and advantages in the clinical treatment of childhood obesity. However，there is currently a lack of a comprehensive set of diagnostic and treatment standards，as well as evidence-based clinical practice. In order to improve clinical physicians' understanding of this disease and to promote the standardization and rationalization of herbal treatment，experts in clinical Chinese and Western medicine，nutrition，and methodology from across China were invited. On the basis of expert experience and current evidence，the Grading of Recommendations Assessment，Development，and Evaluation （GRADE） method was used to grade the evidence and recommendations. After two rounds of Delphi expert consultations，the guideline secretariat revised and refined the materials based on expert opinions. Ultimately，14 entries of expert consensus and recommendations were formulated，highlighting the advantages and characteristics of herbal treatment for childhood obesity，clarifying syndrome differentiation，medication，treatment cycles，and combination therapy plans for common clinical syndromes，thereby providing more treatment ideas in clinical practice and better leveraging therapeutic advantages.
