2012, Vol.12, No.2

Journal of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.43

pISSN : 1976-9334 / eISSN : 2288-1522
https://journal.kci.go.kr/jkomor

ObjectivesThe purpose of this report was to review trials of the catgut embedding for obesity treatment. MethodsWe searched the clinical trial papers with key words of obesity and catgut embedding via searching Pubmed, Scopus and KISS etc. ResultsWe reviewed 8 searched articles, 7 articles were conducted in China and only 1 article was published in Korea. most of Chinese articles used acupuncture as a control group and revealed the equality or superiority of catgut embedding in body weight loss. the only Korean article, which was uncontrolled, implanted catgut in localized fat area, it had changes partially in fat thick, body size. ConclusionsThe acupoint catgut embedding has the efficacy of body weight loss, but to confirm the efficacy of localized fat loss, more randomized controlled trials are needed.

ObjectivesThis study is designed to report the correlation between Body Mass Index(BMI), Heart Rate Variability(HRV), stress, drinking alcohol, stress, drinking alcohol, coffee and smoking. MethodsFrom 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2012, We tested on 458 patients who hospitalized in Cheong yeon Korean Medicine Hospital for reducing their weight, then we collected the statistical analysis with the result of their HRV and special survey. ResultsThis experiment was studied on total 458 patients, 27 were men and 431 were women. The average of the age of men was 28.23±4.22 and 24.31±385 was women. There were significant differenced in BMI, Low frequency(LF), High frequency(HF), stress score, frequency of drinking alcohol, smoking and drinking coffee followed by their ages. When we looked at the correlation between obesity with smoking and drinking coffee, we can see that the BMI increased, the frequency of drinking alcohol was decreased, however there were no statistic correlation in smoking and drinking coffee with BMIConclusionsWith the result of HRV, we can suggest the BMI and stress score are correlated each other but we need further studies about passive stress relief by taking favourite food such as drinking alcohol, smoking, drinking coffee, atc.

ObjectivesThis study was designed to confirm the ethnic and socioeconomic differences in the obesity of Uzbekistan. MethodsFrom 139 patients, visite Korean-Uzbekistan friendship hospital of Korean Medicine, gathered the information of the sex, height, weight, ethnic group, economic status, education level, self-desired weight, self-perception of weight status and experiences of weight reduction Also patients completed the 10 questions about the association between obesity and disease. ResultsKorean in Uzbekistan showed a significant lower value of body mass index (BMI) and a significant higher understanding between obesity and disease than other ethics. Socioeconomic differences in the obesity were not confirmed. People of Uzbekistan showed a little experience of weight reduction. ConclusionsKoreans in Uzbekistan have a different prevalence and perception of the obesity with other ethnics. Researches about the relationship between obesity and metabolic factors, and prevention programs for obesity and metabolic syndrome and needed for the public health of Uzbekistan.