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[Observation on therapeutic effect of simple obesity treated with acupuncture, auricular point sticking and TDP].

Ao-Shuang Yu, Jinsheng Yang, Lan-Xiang Wei, Yanyan Xie

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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%). CONCLUSION: 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.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Acupuncture, Acupuncture point, Triglyceride, Appetite, Therapeutic effect, Internal medicine, Physical therapy