A study of electrical conductance of meridian in the obese during weight reduction.
This study was designed to investigate the electrical conductance of meridian in the obese during weight reduction. Ten obese including overweight (Body Mass Index, BMI > 26) and 30 healthy (non-overweight) people were recruited from Chung Yuan Christian University. The obese subjects were instructed to follow a weight reduction program that included diet control, exercise and oral intake of Prozac. A device, the design of which is based on the Ryodoraku theorem, was used to measure the electrical conductance of 12 meridians on both sides of the subjects. The results showed that: (1) the average coefficient of variation of the electrical conductances in 24 meridians of the obese group was statistically different from that of the healthy group (p < 0.05); (2) the average coefficient of variation of electrical conductance in the obese after weight reduction was significantly decreased than before the weight reduction program (p < 0.05); (3) the BMI and the electrical conductance of meridian was correlated in the obese (r = -0.77, p < 0.001) as well as in the healthy group (r = -0.92, p < 0.001). These findings suggest that electrical conductance of meridians can be a parameter to monitor weight, especially for obese people.
Weng
Ching-Sung
CS
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli, Taiwan. csw@mail.be.cycu.edu.tw
Hung
Yu-Li
YL
Shyu
Liang-Yu
LY
Chang
Yung-Hsien
YH
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D017097:Electric Impedance; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*
D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors