Daeat Korean Medicine Clinic Seoul Branch Director Kang Byung Soo announced that he received the Poster Award at the 'International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART) 2024' international conference held in Jeju Island from September 27th to 30th. 

Since its founding in Vienna, Austria in 1983, the International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques has been an organization in the field of integrative medicine with 35,000 medical professionals worldwide, focusing on research into scientifically validated acupuncture treatments.

The ICMART Poster Award is selected annually by comprehensively evaluating the scientific excellence and innovation of research posters submitted by medical experts from around the world.

Director Kang Byung Soo was selected among the top 14 out of approximately 247 poster presentations this year.

The research presented by Director Kang Byung Soo at this conference covered the effects of herbal medicine and lifestyle modification on weight loss, targeting 3,161 domestic obesity patients with a BMI of 30 or higher, which is the international standard for obesity.

Director Kang Byung Soo stated, "The study results showed that 68% of the patients who participated in the treatment lost more than 5% of their body weight, and patients showed an average weight reduction of 8.71% over 5 months.

In particular, 24 patients selected as 'Best cases' reduced their weight from a BMI of 30 or higher to the normal range of BMI 23 or lower, and maintained statistically significant weight loss thereafter.

This demonstrated that integrative treatment combining herbal medicine prescriptions and lifestyle modification is effective for obesity treatment and shows greater weight loss and maintenance effects compared to conventional treatment methods."

Quantitative and qualitative analyses of the contents of this poster are scheduled to be submitted as papers to two SCI journals, respectively.

Director Kang Byung Soo said, "Obesity is not just a problem of eating habits, but a disease caused by various factors, and it is a concept that requires professional treatment. I hope to continue to correct perceptions about obesity and obese individuals through more research and clinical cases, and to make it known that Korean medicine can play an important role in the treatment and prevention of obesity."