基于“脾常不足”探讨中医食疗对儿童肥胖调护作用

Study on the Effect of Diet Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Childhood Obesity Based on “Spleen is Often Deficient”

"脾常不足"系儿童重要的生理特点。脾为后天之本,儿童生长发育依赖于脾的运化功能。中医理论认为脾失运化,水谷精微停聚形成痰湿膏脂,导致肥胖。中医食疗以健脾化湿为原则,通过调整饮食改善病情,在调护儿童肥胖方面有着独特优势。从儿童"脾常不足"特点出发,分析儿童肥胖病机与中医食疗优势,针对儿童肥胖不同证型及并发症给予相应的中医食疗指导。

“Spleen is often deficient”is an important physiological characteristic of children.The spleen is the foundation of postnatal development.The growth and development of children depend on the function of transportation and transformation of spleen.The theory of TCM holds that the spleen loses its function and the essence of digested food stops accumulating to form phlegm-dampness cream,which leads to obesity.The Chinese medicine dietetic therapy takes strengthening spleen and removing dampness as the principle,through adjusting diet to improve the condition,has the unique advantage in regulating children’s obesity.Based on the characteristics of“spleen is often deficient”in children,this paper analyzes the pathogenesis of childhood obesity and the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine diet therapy.