Electroacupuncture for treatment of simple obesity complicated with fatty liver / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
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(12): 183-186, 2008.
Artículo
en Chino
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-292880
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe clinical therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on simple obesity complicated with fatty liver.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty cases of such disease were treated with EA at Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qimen (LR 14), Daimai (GB 26), Yanglingquan (GB 34), etc.. After treatment of 3 months, the therapeutic effect and changes of B-ultrasonography of liver, body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), fat degree, visceral fatty (VFT) content in the cross region, subcutaneous fat (FAT), waist/hip ratio (WHR) were investigated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the total effective rate for slimming was 80.0% and the total effective rate for fatty liver was 80.0%, and body weight, BMI, fat degree, VFA, FAT and WHR significantly decreased (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Electroacupuncture has good slimming action and it is one of effective methods for fatty liver.</p>
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Asunto principal:
Terapéutica
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Índice de Masa Corporal
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Electroacupuntura
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Grasa Intraabdominal
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Hígado Graso
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Obesidad
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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