title: [Electroacupuncture for treatment of simple obesity complicated with fatty liver].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Section of Acupuncture and Massage, Tai'an City Central Hospital, Shandong, China. baby0811jl@126.com
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Zhen-hai
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Chi
mesh_terms: 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*