Observation and Mechanism Exploration of Acupuncture on body Weight Reduction

摘要

Objective: To probe into the mechanism of acupuncture for weight reduction. Method: 50 cases of obesity were randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group with 25 cases in each group. In the treatment group, electrical acupuncture and auricular-plaster therapy were adopted, while in the control group, Sibutramine Hydrochloride Capsules were orally given. Changes in the content of serum leptin were detected in both groups before and after treatment, and the clinical therapeutic effect was evaluated. Result: The total effective rate was 92.0% in the treatment group and 84.0% in the control group. The level of serum leptin after treatment obviously declined as compared to that before treatment in the 2 groups (P<0.01) with the treatment group superior to the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Acupuncture treatment can effectively reduce the level of higher leptin in serum, which may be one of the mechanisms for acupuncture to reduce weight.