Clinical Observation on Acupuncture for Treatment of Simple Obesity Complicated with Hyperlipidemia / 中医杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To probe into the curative effect and functional mechanism of acupuncture treatment on obesity complicated with hyperlipidemia.Methods The 60 cases of simple obesity complicated with hyperlipidemia were randomized into treatment group and control group with 30 in each.The treatment group was treated with acupuncture only while the control group with routine medicinal therapy.Before and after treatment,the blood-fat index and symptoms and signs of patients were observed.The comparison of two groups after 3 courses of treatment was made to study the functions of acupuncture for obesity.Results In the treatment group,there showed regulated blood-fat levels and the decrease of triglyceride(TG) was significant.In the control group,there also showed regulated blood-fat levels to different degrees,and the difference in levels of total cholesterol(TC),low density lipoprotein(LDL),and apolipoprotein-B(ApoB) before and after treatment was significant.The TCM symptom scores of two groups were statistically different.Conclusion Acupuncture is effective for the simple obesity complicated with hyperlipidemia.