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Article

Association between a Marine Healing Program and Metabolic Syndrome Components and Mental Health Indicators

by
Woo-Jin Byeon
1,
Sung-Jae Lee
2,
Tae-Gyu Khil
2,
Ah-Young Jeong
2,
Byoung-Duck Han
3,
Min-Sung Sohn
4,
Jae-Wook Choi
5,* and
Yang-Hyun Kim
3,*
1
Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Korea University, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
2
Department of Integrative Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
3
Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
4
Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Cyber University of Korea, 161 Jeongneung-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02708, Republic of Korea
5
Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, 73 Goryeodae-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2023, 59(7), 1263; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071263
Submission received: 1 June 2023 / Revised: 16 June 2023 / Accepted: 26 June 2023 / Published: 6 July 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Obesity)
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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is a growing health concern globally, and its prevalence continues to increase. This study investigated whether a marine healing program could improve metabolic syndrome indicators and mental health in adults with a metabolic syndrome and those at risk of developing it. Materials and Methods: This study enrolled 30 participants who were assigned to either the experimental or control groups. The duration of the study was set at 4 weeks. Both groups received metabolic syndrome management education, and the experimental group additionally participated in two marine healing programs. Anthropometric indicators, biochemical indicators, and mental health indicators were collected before and after the intervention. Results: The findings indicate that the experimental group had significantly lower systolic blood pressure, triglycerides, and body weight, as well as higher levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) and uric acid. Mental health indicators (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and quality of life measures) additionally showed improvement. Pre–post comparisons between the experimental group and the control group showed that the experimental group had significantly decreased by 1.05 kg in body weight, whereas the control group increased by 0.29 kg in body weight. In addition, HDL-C decreased by 0.91 mg/dL in the control group and increased by 3.7 mg/dL in the experimental group. Conclusions: Overall, these results suggest that marine healing programs could improve metabolic syndrome indicators such as body weight and HDL-C better than the control treatment.
Keywords: metabolic syndrome; Korean; marine healing program; efficacy metabolic syndrome; Korean; marine healing program; efficacy

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Byeon, W.-J.; Lee, S.-J.; Khil, T.-G.; Jeong, A.-Y.; Han, B.-D.; Sohn, M.-S.; Choi, J.-W.; Kim, Y.-H. Association between a Marine Healing Program and Metabolic Syndrome Components and Mental Health Indicators. Medicina 2023, 59, 1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071263

AMA Style

Byeon W-J, Lee S-J, Khil T-G, Jeong A-Y, Han B-D, Sohn M-S, Choi J-W, Kim Y-H. Association between a Marine Healing Program and Metabolic Syndrome Components and Mental Health Indicators. Medicina. 2023; 59(7):1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071263

Chicago/Turabian Style

Byeon, Woo-Jin, Sung-Jae Lee, Tae-Gyu Khil, Ah-Young Jeong, Byoung-Duck Han, Min-Sung Sohn, Jae-Wook Choi, and Yang-Hyun Kim. 2023. "Association between a Marine Healing Program and Metabolic Syndrome Components and Mental Health Indicators" Medicina 59, no. 7: 1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071263

APA Style

Byeon, W.-J., Lee, S.-J., Khil, T.-G., Jeong, A.-Y., Han, B.-D., Sohn, M.-S., Choi, J.-W., & Kim, Y.-H. (2023). Association between a Marine Healing Program and Metabolic Syndrome Components and Mental Health Indicators. Medicina, 59(7), 1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59071263

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