title: Effects of the multiple needling with shallow insertion for simple obesity: a clinical observation on lipid metabolism and on the chest, waist and hip circumferences.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the therapeutic effects of multiple needling with shallow insertion for simple obesity, and its influence on the chest, waist and hip circumferences, and lipid metabolism.
  
  
  METHODS
  20 cases which match the criteria for diagnosis of simple obesity were treated by multiple needling with shallow insertion. Treatment was given once daily for 20 days as a total therapeutic course.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 20 treatments, the body weight, waistline, and the serum total cholesterol (TC), the fasting triglyceride (TG) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were significantly changed (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The therapy can provide good therapeutic effects for simple obesity.
authors.affiliation: The 1st People's Hospital of Yuhang District, Hangzhou 311100, China.
authors.forename: Zhou-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D001837:Body Weights and Measures; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005215:Fasting / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D010045:Outpatients; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D055105:Waist Circumference; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol