A STUDY FOR ASSESSMENT OF MEDA DHATU IN OBESITY W.S.R. SKIN FOLD THICKNESS

Abstract

In present Era Obesity (Sthaulya) has become a big problem in the world. According to WHO 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2016, with 650 million obese. Maximum world’s population lives in countries are overweight. Obesity have high mortality rate as compare to underweight. The 21st century, continuously changing life styles, environment, dietary habit and modernization has made man the victim of various lifestyle disorders. In our classics Obesity is correlated with Sthaulya also known as Medo Roga in Ayurveda. According to Acharya Caraka, Sthaulya is considered under Aṣṭanaindita Puruṣa. Excessive deposition of Meda and Mamsa at various body parts is considered as Sthaulya. This is an era for Ayurveda, so an effort is made to go hand in hand with modern science to cope up with various diagnostic difficulties and also to prove methods and Lakṣaṇa described in Ayurveda as per modern science with evidence. Therefore a study was conducted in PG hospital, Rishikul Campus UAU Haridwar to assess Meda Dhatu Vriddhi and Dushti Lakshana with the increasing Skin fold thickness in 50 obese patients with inclusion criteria of Skinfold thickness (sum of measurement of all 4 sites) ≥ 40mm in male and ≥50mm in female. The studies revealed that Skin fold thickness have direct relation with Meda Dhatu vṛddhi lakṣaṇ but no relation with Meda Dhatu Duṣhṭi Lakṣaṇ