Scientific Proof to How your Body react to Acupuncture: Weight Loss
Regular sessions of Acupuncture is effective for weight loss and treating obesity.
Obesity is a chronic disease characterized by the rise of body fat stores. It is caused by the interaction of genetic, dietary, lifestyle, and environment factors. The prevalence of obesity among children, adolescents, and adults has been dramatically increased during the last decades. Obesity and overweight are closely related to type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease.
Although several studies on obesity have been conducted, the potential mechanisms underlying this disorder remain unclear. Conventional therapies to treat obesity include dietary restriction, physical exercise, and bariatric surgery. Lifestyle modification is often always the first line of treatment for obesity; however, the resultant weight loss following this approach is minimal. Furthermore, studies on diet and behavioral therapy have shown that it is difficult to maintain weight stability when obesity is associated with various metabolic changes. Owing to the differences in individual lifestyles and a lack of uniform standards, achieving adequate weight control still poses a problem. Only a few anti-obesity drugs have been approved by the FDA for the long-term management of obesity; however, these drugs are associated with gastrointestinal adverse side effects, such as vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and other side effects, which greatly limit their use. Thus, alternative natural traditional therapies are being pursued to overcome these limitations.
Acupuncture, practiced for several thousand years in China, is increasingly used worldwide in the treatment of many disorders. An accumulating body of evidence summarized in a NIH Consensus Statement on Acupuncture confirms that acupuncture treatment has beneficial effects for conditions ranging from postoperative dental pain to chemotherapy-associated emesis. It is also effective as an adjunctive modality for joint and muscle pain, addictions, and mental illnesses.
Numerous people cannot manage the weight only through dietary change and increasing physical activity. Pharmaceutical treatments for obesity are effective but with their side effects and damage to liver and kidneys. As an alternative intervention for obesity, acupuncture is the effective treatment for slimming widely used in eastern countries and Asia.
And this is already backed by Science for years. Here are some of the scientific papers that showed Acupuncture is effective in weight loss and treating obesity.
Conclusion: Acupuncture is an effective treatment for obesity and inferred that neuroendocrine regulation might be involved.
Conclusion: For treating simple obesity, acupuncture is effective in weight loss through reducing body fat rate, waist circumference, and waist-hip ratio.
Conclusion: Acupuncture is effective in treating obesity through the regulation of appetite from the perspective of hypothalamus.
Selection of acupoints may significantly influence the reversal of obesity. Owing to the specificity of the acupoints, the compatibility of different acupoints may have different effects and may activate different regions of the brain.
