Hypertension guidelines fail in obesity management

Background: New world syndrome like obesity is one of the world’s oldest metabolic disorders is heading for the rocks with various reasons like urbanization and modernization. Though obesity and over weight is not affecting much to a person for daily living, the complication of which has become burning issue in the society. Aim and Objective: To assess the efficacy of Shamanoushadi along with Pathya Ahara Vihara. Methods: Guduchi Bhadraadi Kashaya, Hareetaki Churna and Pathya Ahara Vihara. Results: Management of Sthoulya with Pathya Ahara Vihara along with Shamanoushadi was effective in all qualitative and quantitative data. Discussion: The drug possessing Rooksha Guna, Kaphahara property counteracts Sthoulya. Conclusion: Our classics with variety of treatment to individual disease suggest the stages or condition that disease can cross over

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Obesity Management in Primary Care

Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice ◽

10.1016/s0095-4543(16)00004-x ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. i

Author(s):

Mark B. Stephens

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Obesity Management

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Gastric Sensory and Motor Functions and Energy Intake in Health and Obesity—Therapeutic Implications

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu13041158 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1158

Author(s):

Lizeth Cifuentes ◽

Michael Camilleri ◽

Andres Acosta

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Gastric Emptying ◽

Food Intake ◽

Gastric Volume ◽

Obesity Management ◽

Bariatric Endoscopy ◽

Motor Functions ◽

Therapeutic Implications ◽

Intestinal Functions

Sensory and motor functions of the stomach, including gastric emptying and accommodation, have significant effects on energy consumption and appetite. Obesity is characterized by energy imbalance; altered gastric functions, such as rapid gastric emptying and large fasting gastric volume in obesity, may result in increased food intake prior to reaching usual fullness and increased appetite. Thus, many different interventions for obesity, including different diets, anti-obesity medications, bariatric endoscopy, and surgery, alter gastric functions and gastrointestinal motility. In this review, we focus on the role of the gastric and intestinal functions in food intake, pathophysiology of obesity, and obesity management.

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Wrist-wearable bioelectrical impedance analyzer with miniature electrodes for daily obesity management

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-79667-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Myoung Hoon Jung ◽

Kak Namkoong ◽

Yeolho Lee ◽

Young Jun Koh ◽

Kunsun Eom ◽

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Keyword(s):

Contact Resistance ◽

Body Fat ◽

Bioelectrical Impedance ◽

The Body ◽

Upper Body ◽

Sensor Technology ◽

Clinical Test ◽

Obesity Management ◽

Impedance Analyzer ◽

Bioelectrical Impedance Analyzer

AbstractBioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is used to analyze human body composition by applying a small alternating current through the body and measuring the impedance. The smaller the electrode of a BIA device, the larger the impedance measurement error due to the contact resistance between the electrode and human skin. Therefore, most commercial BIA devices utilize electrodes that are large enough (i.e., 4 × 1400 mm2) to counteract the contact resistance effect. We propose a novel method of compensating for contact resistance by performing 4-point and 2-point measurements alternately such that body impedance can be accurately estimated even with considerably smaller electrodes (outer electrodes: 68 mm2; inner electrodes: 128 mm2). Additionally, we report the use of a wrist-wearable BIA device with single-finger contact measurement and clinical test results from 203 participants at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital. The correlation coefficient and standard error of estimate of percentage body fat were 0.899 and 3.76%, respectively, in comparison with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. This result exceeds the performance level of the commercial upper-body portable body fat analyzer (Omron HBF-306). With a measurement time of 7 s, this sensor technology is expected to provide a new possibility of a wearable bioelectrical impedance analyzer, toward obesity management.

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