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Although both Western and Chinese nutrition share the similar belief that proper nutrition is essential for achieving optimal health, their view about nutrition is different. Western nutritionists study food compositions – proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals and make dietary recommendations based on scientific experiments and epidemiological studies. Such as My Plate icon from the new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the key nutritional messages of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are "balance, variety, moderation and adequacy." In addition, the progress of Western nutrition towards personalized diets based on one's genetic components. While in the language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), food is considered as both nutrients and medicine for the purpose of achieving balance and harmony within the body. The expression of Yin-Yang and Five-Elements characterize both the person and the food. Yin-Yang allows for the description between two extremes – hot and cold, the Five-Elements give the further illustration by providing shape, character, and hue. Furthermore, foods are selected to correspond to an individual's pattern and modified based on other important factors including lifestyle, environment, climate, and season. Together, these properties determine which foods are the most beneficial for each individual.

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Journal of Analytical & Pharmaceutical Research

Traditional Chinese Medical Nutrition and Western

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Volume 4 Issue 2 - 2017

Department of Chemistry, DePaul University, USA

*Corresponding author: Youya Gao, Department of

Chemistry, DePaul University, 1110 West Belden Avenue,

Chicago, USA, Tel: 8472201493; Email:

Received: February 13, 2017 | Published: February 20,

2017

Review Article

J Anal Pharm Res 2017, 4(2): 00098

addition, the progress of Western nutrition towards personalized

diets based on one's genetic components.

While in the language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),

food is considered as both nutrients and medicine for the

purpose of achieving balance and harmony within the body. The

expression of Yin-Yang and Five-Elements characterize both the

person and the food. Yin-Yang allows for the description between

two extremes – hot and cold, the Five-Elements give the further

illustration by providing shape, character, and hue. Furthermore,

foods are selected to correspond to an individual's pattern and

       

environment, climate, and season. Together, these properties



Yin-Yang eory in Traditional Chinese Medical

(TCM) Nutrition

The theory of yin and yang is the most fundamental concept of

traditional Chinese medicine. One of the major beliefs of TCM is

that everything in the universe is either yin or yang, they combine

in a complementary manner. Usually, yang is associated with

functional aspect of an object and has more energetic qualities

such as hot, ascending, bright. Yin, on the other hand, is associated

with an object that has less energetic qualities such as cold,

descending, dark. However, nothing is totally yin or totally yang,

but a balance between the two forces.

The yin-yang symbol consists of a circle, divided by a curved

line into a black (yin) and white (yang) side. The curve symbolizes

the constant change of balance between yin and yang. Each side

contains a small circle of the opposite color. This demonstrates the

belief that nothing is never really all yin or all yang. The symbol

is as Figure 1.

Viewing the body as a whole, all the portions and organs can be

generalized and explained by the yin-yang relationship. And the

sum total of yin and yang will be in balance. The following are the

examples of yin-yang pairs in the body [1] (Table 1):

"Hot and cold" are two terms in which characterizing the

properties of food with yin-yang theory. Note that these terms do

not literally signify the physical temperature. Instead, they denote

the effects of the food on body functions: hot foods promote the

generation of heat within the body while cold foods stimulate the

release of heat from the body.

a. Examples of hot foods: Rye, buckwheat, quinoa, millet,

oat, celery, alfalfa, turnips, radish, bean sprout, cabbage, red

bean, kelp, seaweed, bamboo shoot, asparagus, garlic, beet,

eggplant.

b. Examples of cold foods: Watermelon, cantaloupe, walnut,

      

bean, seafood, mint, chrysanthemum tea, chamomile tea,

barley, cucumber, bitter melon, aloe, oyster, clam, basil.

Table 1: Examples of yin-yang pairs in the body.

Yin Yang

Interior Exterior

Front Back

Body Head

Below the waist Above the waist

 Energy (Qi)

Liver Gallbladder

Heart Small Intestine

Spleen Stomach

Lung Large Intestine

Kidney Bladder

Keywords: Traditional chinese medical nutrition; Western

nutrition; Yin-yang; Five-elements; Epidemiological;

Proteins; Carbohydrates; Fats; Vitamins; Minerals; Dietary;

Recommendations; Rye; Buckwheat; Quinoa

Introduction

Although both Western and Chinese nutrition share the similar

belief that proper nutrition is essential for achieving optimal health,

their view about nutrition is different. Western nutritionists study

food compositions – proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and



experiments and epidemiological studies. Such as My Plate icon

from the new United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),

the key nutritional messages of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for

Americans are "balance, variety, moderation and adequacy." In

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Citation: Gao Y (2017) Traditional Chinese Medical Nutrition and Western Nutrition. J Anal Pharm Res 4(2): 00098.

DOI: 10.15406/japlr.2017.04.00098

Five Elements eory in Traditional Chinese Medical

(TCM) Nutrition

Like Yin-Yang theory, Five Elements theory is another

important system within traditional Chinese medicine. These

        



        

      

order underlying all things in our world.

It has been used as a method of diagnosis and treatment for

more than 2,000 years, and to associate signs or symptoms to

        

     

elements and their corresponding organs, colors, tastes, etc

(Table 2).

There are four main cycles within the elements, and interacting

       

cycle. In this cycle, each element serves as a "mother," which

promotes the growth and development of the following "child"

element. Each element provides a generating force or foundation

for the element that immediately follows it. For example, the

Fire element provides a foundation for the Earth element, and

the Earth element provides a nurturing foundation for the Metal

element, and so on.

The second main cycle is called controlling cycle. Each element

is involved in a check-and-balance relationship that helps keep

things in order, and each element both controls and is controlled

by another element (Water, for example, controls Fire, but is itself

controlled by Earth).

The third and fourth are cycles of imbalance-overactive

cycle. An element exerts too much control, over its subordinate

element, leading to element damage and imbalances in the body.

For example, the Water element may completely put out the Fire

element, or the Earth element may soak up the Water element

completely.

Figure 1: Symbol of yin-yang.

Figure 2: 

Table 2: The processes that occur in the body throughout various stages.

Wood Fire Earth Metal Water

Seasons Spring Summer Late Summer Autumn Winter

Yin Organs Liver Heart Spleen Lung Kidney

Yang Organs Gallbladder Small Intestine Stomach Large Intestine Bladder

Tastes Sour Bitter Sweet Pungent Salty

Tissues Tendons Vessels Muscles Skin/hair Bones

Colors Green Red Yellow White Blue/Black

Sense Organs Eye Tongue Mouth Nose Ear

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DOI: 10.15406/japlr.2017.04.00098

Two Languages of in Western and TCM Nutrition:

Obesity

In the Western nutrition, obesity is considered as excess fat

within the body and tissues. There could be many reasons, which

may include genetics, diet habit and environment. The main goal

for western treatment for obesity is eating fewer calories and

having physical exercise. In extreme cases there could be surgery

and also weight loss medications [2,3].

         

medicine in the Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic of Medicine. The

main factors that cause obesity in Chinese medicine are phlegm

and dampness. The spleen is responsible for transportation and

transformation. When there is a dysfunction of the spleen, there

will be an accumulation of dampness and phlegm causing weight

gain. There are two different treatments for obesity in TCM. One

is herbal treatment. The plan will be based upon each individual's

constitution and differentiation of syndromes. The main focus

is to transform dampness and phlegm, and facilitate the free

     

acupuncture, which is a way to unblock qi (energy) and help it

          

skin at anatomical points. The principal for weight control is

   

also regulate hormones levels such as insulin, leptin, ghrelin and

Cholecystokinin (CCK) [4].

Conclusion



Chinese medical nutrition has evolved over thousands of years

upon the basis of empirical evidence. Nevertheless, neither

system is perfect but instead both have much to learn from the

other, blending together to make nutrition global. Allowing all the

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Obesity is an energy balance problem caused by overeating. Obesity treatment includes diet, exercise, behaviour treatment, pharmacotherapy and surgery; in addition, acupuncture is also an option. To investigate the effect of acupuncture on weight loss and whether a brief acupuncture treatment of 5 weeks can change circulating levels of leptin, ghrelin, insulin and cholecystokinin (CCK) in obese women. 40 women with a body mass index (BMI)>30 kg/m(2) were equally randomised to either an acupuncture group or a sham (non-penetrating) acupuncture group and received treatment at LI4, HT7, ST36, ST44 and SP6 bilaterally. Both groups had two sessions of 20 min/week for a total of 10 sessions. Serum insulin, leptin, plasma ghrelin and CCK levels were measured by ELISA. Acupuncture treatment decreased insulin and leptin levels and induced weight loss, together with a decrease in BMI compared with sham acupuncture. Furthermore, between-group analyses demonstrated increases in plasma ghrelin and CCK levels in subjects who received acupuncture treatment. These findings suggest that acupuncture may help to regulate weight owing to its beneficial effects on hormones such as insulin, leptin, ghrelin and CCK in obese subjects even after a few weeks of treatment.

Mehmet Tugrul Cabýoglu
Neyhan Ergene
Uner Tan

The present study is an investigation of the results of the studies on the effects of acupuncture application therapy on obesity. It has been reported that acupuncture application in obesity treatment is effective in procuring weight loss. It can affect appetite, intestinal motility, and metabolism, as well as emotional factors such as stress. Increases in neural activity in the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus, in tone in the smooth muscle of the stomach and in levels of enkephalin, beta endorphin, and serotonin in plasma and brain tissue have also been observed with the application of acupuncture. It has been observed that acupuncture application to obese people increases excitability of the satiety center in the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus. Acupuncture stimulates the auricular branch of the vagal nerve and raises serotonin levels. Both of these activities have been shown to increase tone in the smooth muscle of the stomach, thus suppressing appetite. Among other things, serotonin enhances intestinal motility. It also controls stress and depression via endorphin and dopamine production. In addition to these effects, it is thought that the increase in plasma levels of beta endorphin after acupuncture application can contribute to the body weight loss in obese people by mobilizing the body energy depots through lipolithic effect.

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