The Efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture Application in the Treatment of Obesity
Objectives: Complementary medical methods such as auricular acupuncture are used for the treatment of obesity in addition to classical methods. Our aim was to compare the effects of exercise plus diet applications with exercise plus diet plus auricular acupuncture applications in the obese patients....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Turkish Sports Medicine Association
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Spor Hekimligi Dergisi |
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http://journalofsportsmedicine.org/eng/full-text-pdf/355/tur
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| Summary: | Objectives: Complementary medical methods such as auricular acupuncture are used for the treatment of obesity in addition to classical methods. Our aim was to compare the effects of exercise plus diet applications with exercise plus diet plus auricular acupuncture applications in the obese patients.
Material and Methods: Seventy volunteer women aged between 20-60 years with BMI ≥ 30 participated in the study. Volunteers were randomly assigned into two groups as Diet-Exercise (DE) and Acupuncture-Diet-Exercise (ADE). Body weight, body mass index, body fat mass and basal metabolic rate measurements were recorded at the beginning of the study and during five months in monthly periods. Both groups were given a dietary program equivalent to basal metabolic rate and exercise of 200 kcal/day for five days per week. In addition, auricular acupuncture was administered to the ADE group.
Results: Statistically significant weight loss was observed in the monthly periods in both groups (p |
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| ISSN: | 1300-0551 2587-1498 |