Acupuncture: is it effective for treatment of insulin resistance?

F Liang, D Koya - Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Insulin resistance (IR) is closely associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM),
hypertension, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), non‐alcohol fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) …

Acupuncture in the treatment of obesity: a narrative review of the literature

M Belivani, C Dimitroula, N Katsiki… - Acupuncture in …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Obesity is one of the leading health risk factors worldwide and is associated with several
other risk factors and health problems including type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular …

[HTML][HTML] Research trends of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapy in the management of overweight and obesity from 2004 to 2023: a bibliometric study

Z Bian, L Ren, J Bian - Complementary therapies in medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapy has gained popularity
in the management of overweight and obesity. This study aims to reveal trends and hotspots …

[HTML][HTML] Acupoint catgut embedding therapy with moxibustion reduces the risk of diabetes in obese women

JM Garcia-Vivas, C Galaviz-Hernandez… - Journal of Research …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Obesity is a major health problem worldwide for which conventional therapy
efficacy is limited. Traditional Chinese medicine, particularly body acupoint stimulation …

Research progress on the immunomodulatory mechanism of acupuncture in tumor immune microenvironment

N Wang, L Zhao, D Zhang, F Kong - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
With the constantly deeper understanding of individualized precision therapy,
immunotherapy is increasingly developed and personalized. The tumor immune …

Implantable electroacupuncture device and method for treating obesity

JH Greiner, DKL Peterson, C Thenuwara… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
An implantable electroacupuncture device (IEAD) treats obese conditions of a patient
through application of stimula tion pulses applied at acupoints SP4, LR8 or ST40, or their …

Implantable electroacupuncture system and method for treating dyslipidemia and obesity

JH Greiner, DKL Peterson, C Thenuwara… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT An Implantable ElectroAcupuncture System (IEAS) treats dyslipidemia or
obesity through application of stimulation pulses applied at at least one of acupoints ST36 …

The effects of auricular acupuncture on weight reduction and feeding-related cytokines: a pilot study

H Ito, O Yamada, Y Kira, T Tanaka… - BMJ open …, 2015 - bmjopengastro.bmj.com
Objective Auricular acupuncture is a common therapy used to control appetite; however, the
underlying mechanism (s) of action is unclear. The present study examined changes in …

Effect of acupuncture treatment for weight loss on gut flora in patients with simple obesity

Z Xu, R Li, C Zhu, M Li - Acupuncture in Medicine, 2013 - search.proquest.com
Obesity is one of the leading health risk factors worldwide and is associated with several
other risk factors and health problems including type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular …

Effects of acupuncture on anthropometric and serum metabolic parameters in premenopausal overweight and obese women: a randomized, patient-and assessor …

KW Kim, WC Shin, MS Choi, JH Cho… - Acupuncture in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of acupuncture on obesity-related
parameters with regard to metabolomics. Methods: This two-arm parallel, patient-and …