从“水谷精微”论成人单纯性肥胖

Discussion on adults simple obesity from the aspect of cereal essence

至2015年,全球肥胖成人数目达6.037亿,肥胖率达12%,并且还在持续上涨之中,而我国是成人肥胖人口最多的国家。全球大约400万人的死因与高身体质量指数(Body Mass Index,BMI)直接相关,占全部死亡人数的7.1%。肥胖简单地说就是能量摄入超过能量消耗。中医讲就是水谷精微超过人体所需,所化营卫过多,其中卫有气、膏、脂三种形式,膏脂过多则生肥胖。文章将从水谷精微代谢讨论成人单纯性肥胖的相关问题。

By 2015,the number of obese adults in the world had reached 603.7 million,with the obesity rate of 12%,and the amount is still on the rise.China has the largest population of obese adults in the world.The death of about 4 million people worldwide is directly related to high level of BMI,which account for 7.1%of all deaths.Obesity simply means that energy intake exceeds energy consumption.According to TCM,the cereal essence is more than what the human body needs,and produces too much Ying(营)and Wei(卫).There are three manifestation of Wei,namely Qi(气),ointment,and grease.And too much ointment and grease can lead to obesity.In this paper,we will discuss the related issues of adults simple obesity from the perspective of cereal essence metabolism.