초저열량 식이요법과 체감의이인탕의 병행치료가 비만 환자의 신체조성에 미치는 영향

The Effect of Very low calorie diet and Chegameuiintang on Body Composition in Obese Patients

The aim of this study was to the effect of very low calorie diet with Chegameuiintang to treat obese patients. Methods: We have evaluated 54 obese patients during very low calorie diet with Chegameuiintang weight-reducing regime by determining the body composition before and 1 month, 2 months after treatment by Bioelectrical impedence analysis. Results: In the change of body composition by the treatment, mean weight reduction was 11.59kg(15.57% of initial weight), mean weight reduction after 1month was 7.68kg( 10.31% of initial weight), mean weight reduction after 2 months was 3.91kg(5.86% of weight after 1 month). Mean reduction in total fat mass was 8.03kg(29.14% of the initial fat mass) which constitutes 69.28%. Mean reduction in lean body mass was 3.56kg(7.59%). Conclusions: This study has demonstrated that the compound therapy of very low calorie diet and Chegameuiintang(Tiganyiyiren-tang) is the good way of weight reduction, which reduces total fat mass and preserves lean body mass.