The potential role of hypothalamus (homeopathy) in the treatment of obesity

Obesity has reached alarming proportions around the world, and it is responsible for an important burden for the health systems andincrease of deaths both in developed and developing countries. Homeopathy has been used to treat several diseases, and this study aimed to evaluate the effect of Hypothalamus on the metabolic parameters of animals fed a hypercaloric diet.Thirty animals were treated with a hypercaloric diet and water ad libitum for 50 days and then, were divided into three groups (n=10); G1: treated with hypercaloric diet and water mixed with Hypothalamus 30CHad libitum; G2: treated with hypercaloric diet and water mixed with Hypothalamus 15CH ad libitum; G3: Control group that received hypercaloric diet and water ad libitum. Our results show that there was no interference of Hypothalamus in the initial and final weight,in thepercentage of weight gain, Lee's index, glycemia, and total cholesterol, but there was a reduction in the thoracic and abdominal circumference as well as in the abdominal fat in the treated groups. Increase in the levels of triglycerides was also observed. We may conclude that Hypothalamus may interfere in some metabolic parameters but other studies should be performed with the aim of establishing the doses and period of administration.