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Blood pressure, body mass index lowering and ketogenesis in Qigong Bigu

Authors :
Bin Hong
Runqi Luo
Dezhi Cao
Man Zhang
Kewei Fang
Jianhong Guo
Jianxiang Liao
Source :
Acta Epileptologica, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
BMC, 2021.

Abstract

Abstract Background Hypertension is one of the most common comorbid conditions of epilepsy. Hypertension and epilepsy may be related to each other. Qigong Bigu practice induces a similar effect as fasting in the first week. As ketogenesis is induced during ketogenic diet therapy, we hypothesize that ketogenesis is detectable and related body weight loss would occur during the first week of Qigong Bigu practice. Methods During the prospective observational study, 34 healthy adult participants attended the Qigong Bigu practice for one week. The blood pressure, body weight, calorie consumption, blood glucose and beta-hydroxybutyrate level were measured. Results The body weight and body mass index decreased by 2.39 ± 1.34 kg (95%CI 1.92–2.85) and 0.94 ± 0.57 (95%CI 0.73–1.15), respectively, after five days of practice (P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25244434
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Acta Epileptologica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.79916ab9a5b4463293300d2b0c681f3e
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s42494-021-00058-w