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1: Int J Neurosci. 2006 Feb;116(2):165-75. Related

Articles, Links

 

 

The treatment of obesity by acupuncture.

 

Cabyoglu MT, Ergene N, Tan U.

 

Department of Physiology, Selcuk University, Faculty

of Meram Medical, Konya, Turkey. tugcab

 

The present study is an investigation of the results

of the studies on the effects of acupuncture

application therapy on obesity. It has been reported

that acupuncture application in obesity treatment is

effective in procuring weight loss. It can affect

appetite, intestinal motility, and metabolism, as well

as emotional factors such as stress. Increases in

neural activity in the ventromedial nuclei of the

hypothalamus, in tone in the smooth muscle of the

stomach and in levels of enkephalin, beta endorphin,

and serotonin in plasma and brain tissue have also

been observed with the application of acupuncture. It

has been observed that acupuncture application to

obese people increases excitability of the satiety

center in the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus.

Acupuncture stimulates the auricular branch of the

vagal nerve and raises serotonin levels. Both of these

activities have been shown to increase tone in the

smooth muscle of the stomach, thus suppressing

appetite. Among other things, serotonin enhances

intestinal motility. It also controls stress and

depression via endorphin and dopamine production. In

addition to these effects, it is thought that the

increase in plasma levels of beta endorphin after

acupuncture application can contribute to the body

weight loss in obese people by mobilizing the body

energy depots through lipolithic effect.

 

Publication Types:

Review

 

PMID: 16393882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

2: Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2003 Nov;228(10):1201-7.

Related Articles, Links

 

 

Effects of bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation

on body weight in healthy volunteers and mildly obese

patients.

 

Shiraishi T, Onoe M, Kojima TA, Kageyama T,

Sawatsugawa S, Sakurai K, Yoshimatsu H, Sakata T.

 

Department of Neurophysiology, Division of Human

Structure and Function, The Tokai University School of

Medicine, Isehara 259-1193, Japan.

whitston

 

We investigated the effects of auricular acupuncture

stimulation on non-obese healthy volunteers and mildly

obese patients. Subjects (n = 55 and 5, respectively)

averaged 34.5 years old, and BMI was 24.3 and less

than 27.5 kg/m2, respectively. We also studied the

effects of single-blind sham treatment in

approximately 500 age-, sex-, and BMI-matched

subjects. Small (0.15 x 2.0 mm) auricular needles were

placed intracutaneously into the bilateral cavum

conchae identified by having a resistance of less than

100 kOmega/cm2. In the 2-week pretreatment the period,

in which body weight was measured without auricular

acupuncture stimulation, 57.1% of the subjects showed

a reduction in body weight. This indicates that

charting one's own body weight might itself be a

useful method of weight control. In the auricular

acupuncture treatment period, 35 healthy subjects of

55 (63.6%) showed a decreased body weight, 11 (20%)

showed an increased body weight, and 9 (16.4%) showed

no change in body weight. The obese patients showed

individual variation, but all achieved weight

reduction, with a highly significant correlation

between body weight and fat volume. The CT/MRI

cross-sectional pictures supported these findings.

Sham treatment had no statistically significant effect

on body weight. These results suggest that success in

achieving weight reduction can be partly attributed to

the act of charting of one's own weight pattern.

Bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation can help

reduce body weight both in mildly obese patients and

in healthy non-obese subjects. In conclusion, this is

in accord with the bilateral auricular acupuncture

stimulation that it may be useful in the treatment of

the obesity. We propose a possible mechanism for the

weight-reducing effects of bilateral auricular

acupuncture stimulation.

 

Publication Types:

Comparative Study

Evaluation Studies

 

PMID: 14610261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

3: J Tradit Chin Med. 2003 Jun;23(2):147-50. Related

Articles, Links

 

 

Effects of acupuncture on monoamine neurotransmitters

in raphe nuclei in obese rats.

 

Wei Q, Liu Z.

 

Department of TCM, Nanjing Military Region General

Hospital, Jiangsu Province 210002.

 

Effects of acupuncture on the levels of

neurotransmitters in the raphe nuclei were

investigated in obese rats. It was found that the

levels of tryptophan (Trp) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic

acid (5-HIAA) were increased, and 5-hydroxytryptamine

(5-HT) level and 5-HT/5-HIAA ratio decreased in the

raphe nuclei of the obese group as compared with the

normal group; and that acupuncture could produce

weight reduction, increase the 5-HT level and

5-HT/5-HIAA ratio, and decrease the contents of Trp

and 5-HIAA, but did not change the levels of dopamine

(DA) and noradrenaline (NA). It is indicated that

benign regulative action of acupuncture on 5-HT and

its metabolism in the raphe nuclei is possibly one of

the factors for reducing weight by acupuncture.

 

PMID: 12875086 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

4: J Tradit Chin Med. 2001 Sep;21(3):220-4. Related

Articles, Links

 

 

Study on action of acupuncture on ventromedial nucleus

of hypothalamus in obese rats.

 

Liu Z, Sun F, Su J, Zhao M, Zhu M, Wang Y, Wei Q, Li

J, Gu Y.

 

Second Clinical Medical College of Nanjing, University

of Traditional and Pharmacy, Nanjing

210029.

 

Effects of acupuncture on the spontaneous discharge of

nerve cells and levels of monoamine neurotransmitters

in ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus (VMH) of the

obese rats were investigated. Results indicated that

the levels of tyrosine (Tyr) and dopamine (DA) were

lowered, the levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and

5-hydoxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA) increased, and the

frequency of the spontaneous discharge of nerve cells

in VMH lowered in the obese rat group as compared with

the normal group. When acupuncture obtained the effect

of weight reduction, the frequency of spontaneous

discharges of nerve cells in VMH were markedly

increased, and the levels of Tyr, DA and tryptamine

(Typ) and 5-HT/5-HIAA ratio elevated, and the 5-HT

level lowered. It is suggested that the virtuous

regulative action of acupuncture on VMH might be one

of the key factors in acupuncture for weight

reduction.

 

PMID: 11789333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

5: Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2000

Jul;20(7):521-3. Related Articles, Links

 

 

[Effect of acupuncture on level of monoamines and

activity of adenosine triphosphatase in lateral

hypothalamic area of obese rats]

 

[Article in Chinese]

 

Liu Z, Sun F, Han Y.

 

Nanjing University of Traditional ,

Nanjing (210029).

 

OBJECTIVE: To study the mechanism of acupuncture in

treating simple obesity. METHODS: Central nerve

push-pull perfusion and biochemical technique were

used to observe the effect of acupuncture on obese

rats, and the obese parameters and the change of

monoamine transmitters and activity of ATPase in the

lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) of the obese rats were

investigated. RESULTS: The levels of noradrenaline

(NA) in LHA of obese rats were higher than those in

the normal group, but the level of serotonin (5-HT)

and the activity of ATPase in LHA of obese rats were

lower than those of the normal rats. After acupuncture

treatment, the weight of the obese rats reduced, while

the level of NA in LHA reduced and the 5-HT and

activity of ATPase increased (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: The effective regulation on LHA of obese

rats is possibly one of the key factors in the

anti-obesity of acupuncture.

 

Publication Types:

English Abstract

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

 

PMID: 11789211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

6: J Tradit Chin Med. 2000 Mar;20(1):26-9. Related

Articles, Links

 

 

The time-effect relationship of central action in

acupuncture treatment for weight reduction.

 

Zhao M, Liu Z, Su J.

 

Second Clinical College of Nanjing University of

Traditional and Pharmacy.

 

PURPOSE: To study the time-effect relationship of

action of acupuncture on the satiety center of

ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus (VMH) in rats

with experimental obesity. METHODS: Microelectrode

recording method of nerve cells and stereotaxic

technique for brain were adopted with discharge

frequency (Hz/s) of nerve impulse in VMH as the index,

and the time-effect of acupuncture action in different

periods between groups were observed. RESULTS:

Electric activity in acupuncture group was higher than

in the obesity model group (P < 0.001) and the normal

group (P < 0.01) respectively, and the curve of

acupuncture action within 2 hours showed irregular

fluctuation. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture can increase

excitability of the satiety center, with a better

long-term effect.

 

PMID: 10921165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

7: Aust Fam Physician. 1998 Jul;27 Suppl 2:S73-7.

Related Articles, Links

 

 

Stimulation of auricular acupuncture points in weight

loss.

 

Richards D, Marley J.

 

Department of General Practice, University of

Adelaide, South Australia.

 

OBJECTIVE: Many overweight people are aware that diets

can help with weight loss but have difficulty in

suppressing their appetite. Acupuncture stimulates the

auricular branch of the vagal nerve and raises

serotonin levels, both of which have been shown to

increase tone in the smooth muscle of the stomach,

thus suppressing appetite. The aim of this study was

to determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous

electrical nerve stimulation of specific auricular

acupuncture points on appetite suppression. METHODS:

Sixty overweight subjects, randomly divided into an

active and a control group, used the AcuSlim device

twice daily for four weeks. The active group attached

the AcuSlim to the acupuncture ear points shenmen and

stomach, whereas the control group attached the device

to their thumb where there are no acupuncture points.

The goal of a 2 kg weight loss was set and changes in

appetite and weight were reported after four weeks.

RESULTS: Of those who responded, 95% of the active

group noticed suppression of appetite, whereas none of

the control group noticed such a change. None of the

control group lost the required 2 kg, with only 4

subjects losing any weight at all. Both the number of

subjects who lost weight and the mean weight loss were

significantly higher in the active group (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Frequent stimulation of specific auricular

acupuncture points is an effective method of appetite

suppression which leads to weight loss.

 

Publication Types:

Clinical Trial

Controlled Clinical Trial

 

PMID: 9679359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

8: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996

Sep;20(9):830-6. Related Articles, Links

 

 

Preliminary results of triple therapy for obesity.

 

Huang MH, Yang RC, Hu SH.

 

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kaohsiung

Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.

 

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of triple

therapy in treatment of simple obesity. SUBJECTS:

Forty-five cases of simple obesity with a body mass

index (BMI) above 30 kg/m2 and percentage of body fat

more than 25% in males, and 30% in females were

collected. Subjects were composed of 8 males and 37

females ranging in age from 16 to 70 years old with a

mean age of 33.8 years. METHODS: The triple therapy

for obesity included weekly auricular acupuncture,

diet control and aerobic exercise counseling for eight

weeks. The reduction in body weight and body fat were

measured upon just completing the therapeutic course.

The changes of body weight in follow-up at one month

and one year later were also analyzed respectively.

RESULTS: The results showed a 4.4 +/- 2.9 kg reduction

in body weight and a 5.6 +/- 3.0% reduction in body

fat after completing the treatment course. Five cases

had their body weight reduced to within the normal

range, 18 cases showed a marked effect (body weight

reduced by more than 5 kg and body fat reduced more

than 5%), 16 cases were considered effective (body

weight reduced by 2-5 kg and body fat reduced by

1-5%), and 6 cases were considered to be ineffective

(body weight reduced by less than 2 kg and body fat

reduced by less than 1%). The rate of effectiveness

was 86.7%. The rate of body weight rebound (weight

regained more than 1.5 kg) was 6.7% and 18.9% one

month and one year later, respectively. The

effectiveness of weight reduction was significant

correlated with the compliance of participants with

each therapeutic method, but not with age. No special

side effects were noted during or after the treatment

except for two cases who had intolerable pain when

receiving auricular acupuncture. CONCLUSION: The

triple therapy resulted in a satisfactory body weight

reduction and a good maintenance of the target weight

after treatment. Furthermore, more frequent aerobic

exercise during the treatment course contributed

greatly to body weight reduction and maintenance, as

indicated by the correlation analysis.

 

PMID: 8880350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

--

 

9: Brain Res Bull. 1995;36(2):141-8. Related Articles,

Links

 

 

Effects of auricular stimulation on feeding-related

hypothalamic neuronal activity in normal and obese

rats.

 

Shiraishi T, Onoe M, Kojima T, Sameshima Y, Kageyama

T.

 

Department of Neurophysiology, Tokai University School

of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

 

It is known that auriculotherapy occasionally affects

dramatic body weight reduction for obese patients,

although the physiological and anorexigenic functions

are not clear. Effects of auricular stimulation on

feeding-related lateral (LHA) and ventromedial (VMH)

hypothalamic neuronal activity in normal and

experimental (hypothalamic and dietary) obese rats

were investigated. The LHA and/or VMH neuronal

activity were recorded from feeding-related regions in

Wistar SPF/VAF male and experimental (hypothalamic and

dietary) obese rats, anesthetized with

urethane-chloralose, under stereotaxic coordination.

Recording was through 3 M KCI glass microelectrodes,

while stimulating the ipsilateral vagal innervated

region of the auricle. This is equivalent to the cavum

conchae in the human, and was identified by resistance

less than 10-50 k omega. The stimulating electrode was

a stainless steel ear acupuncture (0.12 x 2.0 mm). The

latency of potentials evoked in the LHA by unilateral

stimulation of a specific site in the ear was 28.1 +/-

3.3 ms (8-92, n = 41). LHA neuronal activity was

depressed 45.6% (n = 12, p < 0.01), and VMH activity

was excited (60.5%, n = 18, p < 0.01). The auricular

acupuncture stimulation clearly modulates

feeding-related hypothalamic neuronal activity of

experimental (both hypothalamic and dietary) obese

rats. These auricle acupuncture stimulation effects

were correlated to the degree of obesity. In

conclusion, the results suggest that auricular

acupuncture stimulation may not reduce appetite, but

is more likely concerned with satiation formation and

preservation. Thus, auricular acupuncture should be

more effective on obese rats than on normal rats.

 

Publication Types:

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

 

PMID: 7895091 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

 

Dr,M.Fadaie

MBBS,MD,Lic/Ac

Iran Acupucnture discussion group:

tebe_sozani

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for this posting. Curious as to what the points used were.

 

majid fadaie <majidfadaie51 wrote:

1: Int J Neurosci. 2006 Feb;116(2):165-75. Related

Articles, Links

 

The treatment of obesity by acupuncture.

 

Cabyoglu MT, Ergene N, Tan U.

 

Department of Physiology, Selcuk University, Faculty

of Meram Medical, Konya, Turkey. tugcab

 

The present study is an investigation of the results

of the studies on the effects of acupuncture

application therapy on obesity. It has been reported

that acupuncture application in obesity treatment is

effective in procuring weight loss. It can affect

appetite, intestinal motility, and metabolism, as well

as emotional factors such as stress. Increases in

neural activity in the ventromedial nuclei of the

hypothalamus, in tone in the smooth muscle of the

stomach and in levels of enkephalin, beta endorphin,

and serotonin in plasma and brain tissue have also

been observed with the application of acupuncture. It

has been observed that acupuncture application to

obese people increases excitability of the satiety

center in the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus.

Acupuncture stimulates the auricular branch of the

vagal nerve and raises serotonin levels. Both of these

activities have been shown to increase tone in the

smooth muscle of the stomach, thus suppressing

appetite. Among other things, serotonin enhances

intestinal motility. It also controls stress and

depression via endorphin and dopamine production. In

addition to these effects, it is thought that the

increase in plasma levels of beta endorphin after

acupuncture application can contribute to the body

weight loss in obese people by mobilizing the body

energy depots through lipolithic effect.

 

Publication Types:

Review

 

PMID: 16393882 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

2: Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2003 Nov;228(10):1201-7.

Related Articles, Links

 

Effects of bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation

on body weight in healthy volunteers and mildly obese

patients.

 

Shiraishi T, Onoe M, Kojima TA, Kageyama T,

Sawatsugawa S, Sakurai K, Yoshimatsu H, Sakata T.

 

Department of Neurophysiology, Division of Human

Structure and Function, The Tokai University School of

Medicine, Isehara 259-1193, Japan.

whitston

 

We investigated the effects of auricular acupuncture

stimulation on non-obese healthy volunteers and mildly

obese patients. Subjects (n = 55 and 5, respectively)

averaged 34.5 years old, and BMI was 24.3 and less

than 27.5 kg/m2, respectively. We also studied the

effects of single-blind sham treatment in

approximately 500 age-, sex-, and BMI-matched

subjects. Small (0.15 x 2.0 mm) auricular needles were

placed intracutaneously into the bilateral cavum

conchae identified by having a resistance of less than

100 kOmega/cm2. In the 2-week pretreatment the period,

in which body weight was measured without auricular

acupuncture stimulation, 57.1% of the subjects showed

a reduction in body weight. This indicates that

charting one's own body weight might itself be a

useful method of weight control. In the auricular

acupuncture treatment period, 35 healthy subjects of

55 (63.6%) showed a decreased body weight, 11 (20%)

showed an increased body weight, and 9 (16.4%) showed

no change in body weight. The obese patients showed

individual variation, but all achieved weight

reduction, with a highly significant correlation

between body weight and fat volume. The CT/MRI

cross-sectional pictures supported these findings.

Sham treatment had no statistically significant effect

on body weight. These results suggest that success in

achieving weight reduction can be partly attributed to

the act of charting of one's own weight pattern.

Bilateral auricular acupuncture stimulation can help

reduce body weight both in mildly obese patients and

in healthy non-obese subjects. In conclusion, this is

in accord with the bilateral auricular acupuncture

stimulation that it may be useful in the treatment of

the obesity. We propose a possible mechanism for the

weight-reducing effects of bilateral auricular

acupuncture stimulation.

 

Publication Types:

Comparative Study

Evaluation Studies

 

PMID: 14610261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

3: J Tradit Chin Med. 2003 Jun;23(2):147-50. Related

Articles, Links

 

Effects of acupuncture on monoamine neurotransmitters

in raphe nuclei in obese rats.

 

Wei Q, Liu Z.

 

Department of TCM, Nanjing Military Region General

Hospital, Jiangsu Province 210002.

 

Effects of acupuncture on the levels of

neurotransmitters in the raphe nuclei were

investigated in obese rats. It was found that the

levels of tryptophan (Trp) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic

acid (5-HIAA) were increased, and 5-hydroxytryptamine

(5-HT) level and 5-HT/5-HIAA ratio decreased in the

raphe nuclei of the obese group as compared with the

normal group; and that acupuncture could produce

weight reduction, increase the 5-HT level and

5-HT/5-HIAA ratio, and decrease the contents of Trp

and 5-HIAA, but did not change the levels of dopamine

(DA) and noradrenaline (NA). It is indicated that

benign regulative action of acupuncture on 5-HT and

its metabolism in the raphe nuclei is possibly one of

the factors for reducing weight by acupuncture.

 

PMID: 12875086 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

4: J Tradit Chin Med. 2001 Sep;21(3):220-4. Related

Articles, Links

 

Study on action of acupuncture on ventromedial nucleus

of hypothalamus in obese rats.

 

Liu Z, Sun F, Su J, Zhao M, Zhu M, Wang Y, Wei Q, Li

J, Gu Y.

 

Second Clinical Medical College of Nanjing, University

of Traditional and Pharmacy, Nanjing

210029.

 

Effects of acupuncture on the spontaneous discharge of

nerve cells and levels of monoamine neurotransmitters

in ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus (VMH) of the

obese rats were investigated. Results indicated that

the levels of tyrosine (Tyr) and dopamine (DA) were

lowered, the levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and

5-hydoxyindole acetic acid (5-HIAA) increased, and the

frequency of the spontaneous discharge of nerve cells

in VMH lowered in the obese rat group as compared with

the normal group. When acupuncture obtained the effect

of weight reduction, the frequency of spontaneous

discharges of nerve cells in VMH were markedly

increased, and the levels of Tyr, DA and tryptamine

(Typ) and 5-HT/5-HIAA ratio elevated, and the 5-HT

level lowered. It is suggested that the virtuous

regulative action of acupuncture on VMH might be one

of the key factors in acupuncture for weight

reduction.

 

PMID: 11789333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

5: Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 2000

Jul;20(7):521-3. Related Articles, Links

 

[Effect of acupuncture on level of monoamines and

activity of adenosine triphosphatase in lateral

hypothalamic area of obese rats]

 

[Article in Chinese]

 

Liu Z, Sun F, Han Y.

 

Nanjing University of Traditional ,

Nanjing (210029).

 

OBJECTIVE: To study the mechanism of acupuncture in

treating simple obesity. METHODS: Central nerve

push-pull perfusion and biochemical technique were

used to observe the effect of acupuncture on obese

rats, and the obese parameters and the change of

monoamine transmitters and activity of ATPase in the

lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) of the obese rats were

investigated. RESULTS: The levels of noradrenaline

(NA) in LHA of obese rats were higher than those in

the normal group, but the level of serotonin (5-HT)

and the activity of ATPase in LHA of obese rats were

lower than those of the normal rats. After acupuncture

treatment, the weight of the obese rats reduced, while

the level of NA in LHA reduced and the 5-HT and

activity of ATPase increased (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: The effective regulation on LHA of obese

rats is possibly one of the key factors in the

anti-obesity of acupuncture.

 

Publication Types:

English Abstract

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

 

PMID: 11789211 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

6: J Tradit Chin Med. 2000 Mar;20(1):26-9. Related

Articles, Links

 

The time-effect relationship of central action in

acupuncture treatment for weight reduction.

 

Zhao M, Liu Z, Su J.

 

Second Clinical College of Nanjing University of

Traditional and Pharmacy.

 

PURPOSE: To study the time-effect relationship of

action of acupuncture on the satiety center of

ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus (VMH) in rats

with experimental obesity. METHODS: Microelectrode

recording method of nerve cells and stereotaxic

technique for brain were adopted with discharge

frequency (Hz/s) of nerve impulse in VMH as the index,

and the time-effect of acupuncture action in different

periods between groups were observed. RESULTS:

Electric activity in acupuncture group was higher than

in the obesity model group (P < 0.001) and the normal

group (P < 0.01) respectively, and the curve of

acupuncture action within 2 hours showed irregular

fluctuation. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture can increase

excitability of the satiety center, with a better

long-term effect.

 

PMID: 10921165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

7: Aust Fam Physician. 1998 Jul;27 Suppl 2:S73-7.

Related Articles, Links

 

Stimulation of auricular acupuncture points in weight

loss.

 

Richards D, Marley J.

 

Department of General Practice, University of

Adelaide, South Australia.

 

OBJECTIVE: Many overweight people are aware that diets

can help with weight loss but have difficulty in

suppressing their appetite. Acupuncture stimulates the

auricular branch of the vagal nerve and raises

serotonin levels, both of which have been shown to

increase tone in the smooth muscle of the stomach,

thus suppressing appetite. The aim of this study was

to determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous

electrical nerve stimulation of specific auricular

acupuncture points on appetite suppression. METHODS:

Sixty overweight subjects, randomly divided into an

active and a control group, used the AcuSlim device

twice daily for four weeks. The active group attached

the AcuSlim to the acupuncture ear points shenmen and

stomach, whereas the control group attached the device

to their thumb where there are no acupuncture points.

The goal of a 2 kg weight loss was set and changes in

appetite and weight were reported after four weeks.

RESULTS: Of those who responded, 95% of the active

group noticed suppression of appetite, whereas none of

the control group noticed such a change. None of the

control group lost the required 2 kg, with only 4

subjects losing any weight at all. Both the number of

subjects who lost weight and the mean weight loss were

significantly higher in the active group (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Frequent stimulation of specific auricular

acupuncture points is an effective method of appetite

suppression which leads to weight loss.

 

Publication Types:

Clinical Trial

Controlled Clinical Trial

 

PMID: 9679359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

8: Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996

Sep;20(9):830-6. Related Articles, Links

 

Preliminary results of triple therapy for obesity.

 

Huang MH, Yang RC, Hu SH.

 

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kaohsiung

Medical College Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.

 

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of triple

therapy in treatment of simple obesity. SUBJECTS:

Forty-five cases of simple obesity with a body mass

index (BMI) above 30 kg/m2 and percentage of body fat

more than 25% in males, and 30% in females were

collected. Subjects were composed of 8 males and 37

females ranging in age from 16 to 70 years old with a

mean age of 33.8 years. METHODS: The triple therapy

for obesity included weekly auricular acupuncture,

diet control and aerobic exercise counseling for eight

weeks. The reduction in body weight and body fat were

measured upon just completing the therapeutic course.

The changes of body weight in follow-up at one month

and one year later were also analyzed respectively.

RESULTS: The results showed a 4.4 +/- 2.9 kg reduction

in body weight and a 5.6 +/- 3.0% reduction in body

fat after completing the treatment course. Five cases

had their body weight reduced to within the normal

range, 18 cases showed a marked effect (body weight

reduced by more than 5 kg and body fat reduced more

than 5%), 16 cases were considered effective (body

weight reduced by 2-5 kg and body fat reduced by

1-5%), and 6 cases were considered to be ineffective

(body weight reduced by less than 2 kg and body fat

reduced by less than 1%). The rate of effectiveness

was 86.7%. The rate of body weight rebound (weight

regained more than 1.5 kg) was 6.7% and 18.9% one

month and one year later, respectively. The

effectiveness of weight reduction was significant

correlated with the compliance of participants with

each therapeutic method, but not with age. No special

side effects were noted during or after the treatment

except for two cases who had intolerable pain when

receiving auricular acupuncture. CONCLUSION: The

triple therapy resulted in a satisfactory body weight

reduction and a good maintenance of the target weight

after treatment. Furthermore, more frequent aerobic

exercise during the treatment course contributed

greatly to body weight reduction and maintenance, as

indicated by the correlation analysis.

 

PMID: 8880350 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

-------------------------

 

9: Brain Res Bull. 1995;36(2):141-8. Related Articles,

Links

 

Effects of auricular stimulation on feeding-related

hypothalamic neuronal activity in normal and obese

rats.

 

Shiraishi T, Onoe M, Kojima T, Sameshima Y, Kageyama

T.

 

Department of Neurophysiology, Tokai University School

of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

 

It is known that auriculotherapy occasionally affects

dramatic body weight reduction for obese patients,

although the physiological and anorexigenic functions

are not clear. Effects of auricular stimulation on

feeding-related lateral (LHA) and ventromedial (VMH)

hypothalamic neuronal activity in normal and

experimental (hypothalamic and dietary) obese rats

were investigated. The LHA and/or VMH neuronal

activity were recorded from feeding-related regions in

Wistar SPF/VAF male and experimental (hypothalamic and

dietary) obese rats, anesthetized with

urethane-chloralose, under stereotaxic coordination.

Recording was through 3 M KCI glass microelectrodes,

while stimulating the ipsilateral vagal innervated

region of the auricle. This is equivalent to the cavum

conchae in the human, and was identified by resistance

less than 10-50 k omega. The stimulating electrode was

a stainless steel ear acupuncture (0.12 x 2.0 mm). The

latency of potentials evoked in the LHA by unilateral

stimulation of a specific site in the ear was 28.1 +/-

3.3 ms (8-92, n = 41). LHA neuronal activity was

depressed 45.6% (n = 12, p < 0.01), and VMH activity

was excited (60.5%, n = 18, p < 0.01). The auricular

acupuncture stimulation clearly modulates

feeding-related hypothalamic neuronal activity of

experimental (both hypothalamic and dietary) obese

rats. These auricle acupuncture stimulation effects

were correlated to the degree of obesity. In

conclusion, the results suggest that auricular

acupuncture stimulation may not reduce appetite, but

is more likely concerned with satiation formation and

preservation. Thus, auricular acupuncture should be

more effective on obese rats than on normal rats.

 

Publication Types:

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

 

PMID: 7895091 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

Dr,M.Fadaie

MBBS,MD,Lic/Ac

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