[Electroacupuncture for treatment of simple obesity complicated with fatty liver].
OBJECTIVE
To observe clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on simple obesity complicated with fatty liver.


METHODS
Thirty cases of such disease were treated with EA at Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qimen (LR 14), Daimai (GB 26), Yanglingquan (GB 34), etc.. After treatment of 3 months, the therapeutic effect and changes of B-ultrasonography of liver, body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), fat degree, visceral fatty (VFT) content in the cross region, subcutaneous fat (FAT), waist/hip ratio (WHR) were investigated.


RESULTS
After treatment, the total effective rate for slimming was 80.0% and the total effective rate for fatty liver was 80.0%, and body weight, BMI, fat degree, VFA, FAT and WHR significantly decreased (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Electroacupuncture has good slimming action and it is one of effective methods for fatty liver.
Jiao
Lin
L
Section of Acupuncture and Massage, Tai'an City Central Hospital, Shandong, China. baby0811jl@126.com
Chi
Zhen-hai
ZH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*