Clinical Effect Of Acupuncture On Simple Obesity In Damp-Heat Constitution And Its Effect On Lipid Metabolism

Objective: A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted to observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of simple obesity in damp-heat constitution and its effect on blood lipids,so as to provide objective basis for acupuncture in the treatment of simple obesity in damp-heat constitution and the improvement of lipid metabolism.Methods:72 subjects with simple obesity of damp-heat constitution were randomly divided into observation group(n = 36)and control group(n = 36).The observation group was treated with acupuncture combined with lifestyle intervention,and the control group was treated with lifestyle intervention.4 weeks was a course of treatment for a total of 2 courses,and the observation group was treated with acupuncture 3 times a week.The curative effect was evaluated after each course of treatment.Obesity-related indexes such as body weight,constitution score and blood lipid index were used to compare and analyze the therapeutic effect and blood lipid improvement of the two groups of obese people.Results:1.Comparison within the two groups: At the end of the fourth and eighth week of treatment,the BW,BMI,F%,WC,HC,WHR and subcutaneous fat thickness in the two groups all decreased significantly(P <0.0l),and TG,TC,LDL decreased after 8-week treatment(P<0.05).After 8-week treatment,the scores of damp-heat constitution in both groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(P<0.01).2.Comparison between the two groups: At the end of the fourth and eighth week of treatment,there were significant differences in BW,BMI,F%,WC,HC,WHR and subcutaneous fat thickness between the two groups(P<0.01).After two courses of treatment,there was no significant statistic difference in the changes of TG,TC and HDL between the two groups(P>0.05),but there was significant difference in the change of LDL between the two groups(P<0.05).After two courses of treatment,there was significant statistic difference in the decreased value of the scores of damp-heat constitution between the two groups,but there was significant difference in the change of LDL between the two groups(P<0.01).Comparing differences between two groups,total effective rate was statistically significant(P <0.05).Conclusion: Acupuncture combined with lifestyle intervention and simple lifestyle intervention can improve obesity-related indicators,damp-heat constitution score and blood lipid level in patients with simple obesity of damp-heat constitution,but the curative effect of acupuncture is better,and it is more obvious for reducing LDL.No adverse reactions were found in both groups during the study.Acupuncture has definite curative effect and high clinical safety,so it is worthy of clinical promotion.