Good regulation of acupuncture in simple obesity patients with stomach-intestine excessive heat type

Zhi-cheng Liu, Yi-zheng Wang, Kui Hu, Jia Li, Xiao-bo Shi and Feng-min Sun

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Abstract

In order to investigate the regulatory effect of acupuncture on obesity patients with the Stomach-Intestine Excessive Heat Type, the pre-acupunctureal and post-acupunctural obesity index and biochemical indices of 718 simple obesity patients with Stomach-Intestine Excessive Heat Type were observed. It was showed that the marked weight loss effect was achieved in the cases by acupuncture, and the biochemical indices improved. It suggests that acupuncture had a optimal regulatory effect on the function of nerve, endocrine, digestion and energy metabolism.

Key Words  acupuncture - simple obesity - Stomach-Intestine Excessive Heat Type - digestion - nerves - endocrines - energy metabolism

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