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Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center, said, "We must avoid rushing to judge that the treatment methods are ineffective simply because we do not understand the mechanism. Rather, in case your treatment methods li shou are genuinely effective, it invites us to figure out the mechanism."

 

But this study doesn't prove the potency of acupuncture, he explained. "Placebo effects are strong, specially when they require needles. Evidence here fails to deliver of proof," Katz said.

 

In line with the U.S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, is a result of the few studies on acupuncture and weight loss are actually mixed.

 

In one study, researchers examined the result of ear acupuncture with sham acupuncture on obese women. "Researchers found no statistical improvement in body weight, body-mass index and waist circumference between the acupuncture group and placebo," said Katy Danielson, a spokeswoman for that center.

 

For this latest study, Lim and her colleagues compared acupuncture of 5 points round the outer ear with one-point acupuncture. They randomly assigned 91 fat individuals to five-point acupuncture, one-point acupuncture (hunger) or sham (placebo) treatment.

 

During the 8 weeks in the study, pai you guo participants informed to check out a restrictive diet, although not a weight-loss diet. They weren't designed to increase their exercise.

 

Individuals who received five-point acupuncture had needles placed 2 millimeters deep in one outer ear taped in place and kept there for a week. Then the same treatment was put on another ear. The procedure was repeated over 8 weeks.