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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018

Acupuncture on Obesity: Clinical Evidence and Possible Neuroendocrine Mechanisms.

Kepei Zhang, Shigao Zhou, Chunyan Wang, Hanchen Xu, Li Zhang

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kepei ZhangInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shigao ZhouDepartment of TCM Demonstration, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Chunyan WangInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4254-4570
Hanchen XuInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Li ZhangInstitute of Digestive Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5338-6096
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAcupuncture, as one of the complementary and alternative medicines, represents an efficient therapeutic option for obesity control. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture in obesity and also summarized the available studies on exploring the mechanisms.

designWe searched six databases from the inception to April 2017 without language restriction. Eligible studies consisted of acupuncture with comparative controls ((1) sham acupuncture, (2) no treatment, (3) diet and exercise, and (4) conventional medicine). The primary outcomes consisted of BMI, body weight reduction, and incidence of cardiovascular events (CVD). Secondary outcomes included waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body fat mass percent, body fat mass (kg), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), glucose, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) reduction, high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) increase, and adverse effects. The quality of RCTs was assessed by the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. Subgroup analyses were performed according to types of acupuncture. A random effects model was used to adjust for the heterogeneity of the included studies. Publication bias was assessed using funnel plots. MAIN

resultsWe included 21 studies with 1389 participants. When compared with sham acupuncture, significant reductions in BMI (

conclusionsWe concluded that acupuncture is an effective treatment for obesity and inferred that neuroendocrine regulation might be involved.

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