Obesity is a risk factor for various degenerative diseases, besides giving poor aesthetical performance. Many ways of lowering body weight are known but the side effects must be considered. Acupuncture is a method of therapy which has a role in lowering body weight. It can be done by stimulating acupuncture points in the ear or in the body. From clinical trials, it is found that acupuncture has…
Obesity is a state of fat overdiposition in the body. There are several methods of measuring body fat either directly or indirectly by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) using 'BODYSTAT 1500' and anthoropometrically (Body Mass Index/BMI, Relative Body Weight/RBW, triceps subcutaneus fat with skin fold calipers/SC). Objective: to study the result of BIA and antropometric measurements in obes…
Growing practice of devouring while watching television among children have raised concernment which encuraged the conduction of this research. The deep concernment was enhanced by research findings in the US that growing habit of devouring while watching television effect positively to the tendency of obesity. This research took place in the city Bogor where samples were gathered from 10 to 13…
Obesity is an abnormality of metabolism in the form of over accumulation of triglyseride under the skin, and exist through the whole body. Obesity patient is called obeis, and obesity is not identical to un overweight. Pathology condition to obesity patient, has to do with various serious disease, and there will be negative correlation between the age of the patient and the length of belt.