We sincerely hope that 'therapeutic fasting' will contribute to the improvement of people's health around the world.
Fasting is known to have various physiological effects such as weight control, energy metabolism improvement, detoxification and inflammation improvement through liver-colorectal function recovery, renal cell rehabilitation through autophagy effect, stress control through endocrine and autonomic nervous system coordination, and prevention of neurodegeneration through ketone body production.
Based on this academic basis, various clinical studies on fasting therapy are being conducted worldwide, and fasting therapy is actively used in the clinical practice of obesity and various diseases in oriental medicine medical institutions centered on the Korean Society of Obesity and International Hospitals such as Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic.
Currently, the prevalence of obese patients in the United States is high, and problems such as social expenses are continuously being raised. As a result, expectations for the role of korean medicine doctors in the area of prevention and treatment of obesity are increasing, and therefore, it is necessary to establish an education and research support system for the theory and practice of korean medicine obesity treatment.
In response to this request, the Society of Korean Medicine for Obesity Research decided to fully support the establishment of the American Board of Therapeutic Fasting and Obesity(ABOFO), led by american korean medicine doctors, and with your passion and help, the ABOFO was finally established in November 2022.
The mission of the ABOFO shall be
01. Fasting and Obesity
To bring together clinicians, health-care providers, and therapists to stimulate and support the study of fasting and obesity and to translate that knowledge into improved clinical practice.
02. EBM-based Approach
To endorse an evidence-based integrated approach of obesity treatment beyond empirical therapies.
03. Therapeutic Fasting
To establish and maintain high standards in therapeutic fasting (e.g., therapeutic fasting for the treatment of obesity and diseases related to obesity such as muscular diseases, inflammatory diseases, etc.)
04. Integrative Medicine
To serve as an advocate for the integration of integrative medicine into conventional healthcare.
04. Public Health
To contribute to the improvement of public health.
Membership
The ABOFO membership is open to all practitioners in the field of integrative medicine with an interest in fasting and obesity. Further, the ABOFO offer our members a certification to assure that practitioners who are treating obese patients with integrative medicine or performing therapeutic fasting to treat obesity-related diseases are performing with an advanced knowledge.
Any person who has an interest in the field of obesity and fasting (e.g., therapeutic fasting for the treatment of obesity and diseases related to obesity such as muscular diseases, inflammatory diseases, etc.) is eligible for membership in the ABOFO. ABOFO’s Board of Directors will set forth all requirements, benefits, and privileges associated with each category of membership.
Chief Director
John Lee
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