[Observation on therapeutic effect of simple obesity treated with acupuncture, auricular point sticking and TDP].
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.
Yu
Ao-Shuang
AS
Yanliang District No. 141 Hospital of Xi'an City, Shaanxi 710089, China.
Yang
Jin-Sheng
JS
Wei
Lan-Xiang
LX
Xie
Yan-Yan
YY
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D020831:Acupuncture, Ear; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D014280:Triglycerides
D014280:Triglycerides