ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To probe into the mechanism and the best program of acupuncture for slimming.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>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.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The effective rate of the treatment group (91.6%) was better than that of the control group (28.3%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>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.</p>