Discussion on the View of Obesity Being the Primary Factor of Various Diseases
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.07.038
- VernacularTitle:试论肥为百病之长
- Author:
Mao-Sheng LI
1
;
Hui-Lin LI
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第四临床医学院,广东深圳 518033;深圳市中医院,广东深圳 518033
- Keywords:
obesity;
obesity being the primary factor of various diseases;
the source of various diseases;
lifestyle and diet;
phlegm-damp;
phlegm-turbidity;
turbidity toxin;
stasis toxin
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(7):1911-1918
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through analyzing the characteristics of the etiology and pathogenesis of obesity in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),and by reviewing the causes of obesity in modern society and the influence of obesity on the disease spectrum of modern systems,this paper puts forward the view of"obesity being the primary factor of various diseases"in the etiology and pathogenesis,and it is believed that obesity is the main factor causing modern diseases.The core pathogenesis of obesity is due to phlegm-damp and phlegm-turbidity.A lot of disorders result from mischiefs of phlegm.The affection of phlegm becomes changeable for the phlegm can be held in zang-fu organs or goes through the meridians and collaterals.Phlegm retention resulting from obesity is able to affect zang-fu organs and meridians and collaterals.The aggregation of phlegm-damp and phlegm-retention over time result in the turbidity toxin and stasis toxin,which have a great influence on the progression and prognosis of other diseases.Therefore,obesity can be named as the source of various diseases.In modern society,non-communicable diseases characterized by chronic metabolic diseases caused by obesity have become the mainstream disease spectrum.Moreover,metabolic diseases caused by obesity also seriously affect the progression and rehabilitation of many infectious diseases.The obesity has become the primary factor of various diseases hence.The presentation of the view of obesity being the primary factor of various diseases in the etiology and pathogenesis will be expected to draw the attention of the public on management of obesity and to improve the unhealthy lifestyle and diet of the obese people in more sitting,more thinking,and more eating while less walking,less moving and less consuming,so as to strengthen the prevention and treatment of obesity.In addition,it will remind the TCM practitioners to take due consideration of the abundant phlegm-damp physical constitution in obesity people when making syndrome differentiation of the diseases,so as to facilitate the treatment,rehabilitation and prognosis of diseases.
