Abstract

EFFICACY OF NAVAK GUGGULU WITH DIETARY CHANGES IN CHILDHOOD OBESITY: A CASE STUDY

*Deepa Singh and Keerti Verma

ABSTRACT

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic levels in developed as well as in developing countries. Overweight and obesity in childhood are known to have significant impact on both physical and psychological health. Imbalance between calorie intake and calories utilized due to various avoidable and unavoidable reasons are the major cause of same. Overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to develop non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular diseases at younger age. In present case study, a 10 year old male child weighted 55kg, Navak Guggulu (50mg vati) 2 vati twice a day with lukewarm water given for a period of 2 months along with some dietary changes. A significant reduction in weight and symptoms of obesity was reduced.

Keywords: Navak Guggulu, non-communicable diseases, diabetes, overweight, obesity.