Phytotherapic use in the treatment of obesity
Abstract
Introduction: Phytotherapy feveris present for a long time in the treatment of obesity, but it is necessary to the health professional to guide the scientific basis of this treatment. Objective: To review the literature on herbal remedies, their use in treating obesity and its relation to the practice of professional nutritionist. Literature Review: The therapeutic strategy of obesity has undergone profound changes in recent years. The nutritional treatment currently recommended is based more on planning nutritional education than in traditional diets, which often failed to maintain weight loss. Emphasis is increasingly the importance of physical activity, with an intensity that should vary with the physical fitness of each individual. The techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy were significantly improved, contributing today more effectively to the changing lifestyle of the obese patient. Therelevance and importance of the use of herbal medicine by the professional is by the great interface with nutrition, as evidenced by increased number of studies of the functional properties both in the area of the plant species in food. Conclusion: It was found by studies of herbal medicines, which results in weight reduction was satisfactory, although little work contrary. But the issue is still controversial, requiring much research on prescription form, use, toxicity, efficacy, and others.
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