Title : Could obesity be taken as an immune disorder
Abstract:
The present study aims to elucidate the role of immune disorders in in producing and maintenance of obesity, as well as to propose some methods of care and treatment of obesity according to the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The etiology of obesity is complex because several factors are involved. In addition to those related to lifestyle, there are genetic, neuroendocrine, metabolic, immunological, environmental, social and cultural factors. Along with the recognized causes of obesity, diet and sedentary lifestyle, we can demonstrate with the help of TCM that immune disorders play an important etiological role. The most correct treatment must begin with the elimination of the determining and enabling factors of the treated pathology. What is very interesting is the double meaning: obesity can cause disorders of immunity, but also disorders of immunity can generate obesity. In TCM we have six syndromes that can also have obesity as a manifestation. So it is about six different diseases with different causes, physiopathologies, diagnoses and therapeutic approaches through acupuncture, TCM phytotherapy, TCM diet therapy. The theory of immune disorders, of the inflammatory process, can also explain the difficulty of solving obesity cases. Regardless of the diagnosis with which an obese patient is presented, he is also associated with an imbalance of the Spleen.
Keywords: obesity, immune disorders, TCM syndromes, Spleen, etiology, treatment methods.
