Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, School of Health-Related Professions, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Explore (NY). 2012 Sep-Oct;8(5):271-6. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2012.06.003.
Obesity is a growing epidemic. Chronic stress produces endocrine and immune factors that are contributors to obesity's etiology. These biochemicals also can affect appetite and eating behaviors that can lead to binge-eating disorder. The inadequacies of standard care and the problem of patient noncompliance have inspired a search for alternative treatments. Proposals in the literature have called for combination therapies involving behavioral or new biological therapies. This manuscript suggests that mind-body interventions would be ideal for such combinations. Two mind-body modalities, energy psychology and mindfulness meditation, are reviewed for their potential in treating weight loss, stress, and behavior modification related to binge-eating disorder. Whereas mindfulness meditation and practices show more compelling evidence, energy psychology, in the infancy stages of elucidation, exhibits initially promising outcomes but requires further evidence-based trials.
肥胖是一种日益严重的流行疾病。慢性压力会产生内分泌和免疫因素，这些因素是导致肥胖的病因。这些生化物质还会影响食欲和进食行为，从而导致暴食症。标准护理的不足和患者不遵医嘱的问题激发了对替代治疗方法的探索。文献中的建议呼吁采用涉及行为或新生物疗法的联合疗法。本文认为，身心干预措施非常适合这种联合治疗。本文回顾了两种身心疗法，即能量心理学和正念冥想，它们在治疗与暴食症相关的体重减轻、压力和行为改变方面的潜在作用。虽然正念冥想和实践显示出更有说服力的证据，但能量心理学在阐明的初期阶段表现出最初有希望的结果，但需要进一步的基于证据的试验。
