The treatment of obesity by acupuncture.
Abstract
The
present study is an investigation of the results of the studies on the effects
of acupuncture application therapy on obesity. It has been reported that
acupuncture application in obesity treatment is effective in procuring weight
loss. It can affect appetite, intestinal motility, and metabolism, as well as
emotional factors such as stress. Increases in neural activity in the
ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus, in tone in the smooth muscle of the
stomach and in levels of enkephalin, beta endorphin, and serotonin in plasma
and brain tissue have also been observed with the application of acupuncture.
It has been observed that acupuncture application to obese people increases
excitability of the satiety center in the ventromedial nuclei of the hypothalamus.
Acupuncture stimulates the auricular branch of the vagal nerve and raises
serotonin levels. Both of these activities have been shown to increase tone in
the smooth muscle of the stomach, thus suppressing appetite. Among other
things, serotonin enhances intestinal motility. It also controls stress and
depression via endorphin and dopamine production. In addition to these effects,
it is thought that the increase in plasma levels of beta endorphin after
acupuncture application can contribute to the body weight loss in obese people
by mobilizing the body energy depots through lipolithic effect.
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