METHOD OF TREATING ABDOMINAL OBESITY IN CASE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A61K31/138 A61P3/04 A23L1/29 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to endocrinology and cardiology, and deals with the treatment of abdominal obesity in case of metabolic syndrome. For this purpose diet therapy in a combination with metformin is used. The diet of a reduced caloric content - 1200 kkal for women and 1500 kkal for men with the restriction of carbohydrate-containing products and fats is administered. The diet includes carbohydrate-containing products with the glycemic index lower than 40. Metformin is introduced in a dose of 850 mg 2 times per day. When an initial body weight reduces by 5% and the weight stabilises for 2 months, the caloric content of food is increased to a calculated value, determined for the patient by formula for calculating the daily caloric content, recommended by WHO with an account of sex, age, height, weight and physical activity. Carbohydrate-containing products with the glycemic index of 40-69 are introduced into the diet until the weight decreases to a specified level. Intake of metformin is continued for 6 months.

EFFECT: diet therapy mode in a combination with metformin provides the effective reduction and long-term stabilisation of weight in a combination with the correction of metabolic disorders.

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