Effect of Acupoint Thread Embedding on Blood Lipids and Insulin in Simple Obesity

VernacularTitle:穴位埋线对单纯性肥胖症血脂、胰岛素的影响
Author: Baohe GE ; Xiaoyan WANG ; Tong ZHANG ; Baozhen AN ; Yuzhen CHEN ; Ying LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Acupoint therapy; Embedding,Thread; Acupuncture; Obesity; Insulin; Blood lipids
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(2):117-119
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupoint thread embedding in treating simple obesity and its effect on blood lipids and insulin.Method Eighty patients were randomized into a thread embedding group and an acupuncture group. The acupoint thread embedding was given once every week, while acupuncture was given six times a week, both for 8 weeks in total. The body weight, body mass index (BMI), chest circumference, waist circumference, hip circumference, insulin and blood lipids were observed before and after intervention.Result After intervention, body weight, BMI, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, fasting insulin level, blood lipids, and insulin resistance dropped significantly in both groups (P<0.05); there were no significant differences between the two groups (P>0.05).Conclusion Acupoint thread embedding can reduce body weight and three circumferences, and modulate glucose and lipid metabolisms, through which approaching weight loss in a healthy way.