Abstract
Versatile Medicine? A Mini Review on the Therapeutic Approach of Chinese Medicine for Pediatric Obesity
Highlights
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in 2014 was 19.4% (41608/214354) among age 7 to 18 Chinese children
The holistic concept of traditional Chinese medicine on therapeutic and heath cultivation may be a way of management of obesity of youngsters
Chinese medicine is always questioned by its lack of evidences
Summary
The prevalence of overweight and obesity in 2014 was 19.4% (41608/214354) among age 7 to 18 Chinese children. A research combined medication treatment with electroacupuncture shown good therapeutic effect with lower BMI, leptin levels, serum TC and TG content It used fixed component throughout the whole study (Pinellia ternate, glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, Poria cocos (Schw.) Wolf). Result of study showed that exercise combine with massage was a utility way to increase the fat mobilization rate, the decrease of hip and thigh circumference became obviously keeping pace with waistline and enhanced the effect of weight loss. It suggested 4 weeks moderate-intensity exercise is a utility way to bring down fasting insulin, improving fasting blood glucose and blood lipid [12]
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