title: [Observation on therapeutic effect of simple obesity treated with acupuncture, auricular point sticking and TDP].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe into the mechanism and the best program of acupuncture for slimming.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were randomly divided into a control group (n = 60) treated with diet control and exercise, and a treatment group treated with acupuncture, auricular point sticking, TDP radiation. Changes of body weight, cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG) and blood sugar (BS) before and after treatment were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effective rate of the treatment group (91.6%) was better than that of the control group (28.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture, auricular point sticking and TDP radiation combined with diet control and exercise are a better program for slimming, and decreasing appetite, promoting lipid decomposition metabolism are the mechanism of acupuncture in slimming.
authors.affiliation: Yanliang District No. 141 Hospital of Xi'an City, Shaanxi 710089, China.
authors.forename: Ao-Shuang
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jin-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lan-Xiang
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yan-Yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D020831:Acupuncture, Ear; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D014280:Triglycerides
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides