Electroacupuncture therapy for weight loss reduces serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, and ldl cholesterol levels in obese women

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-533

  Cabioǧlu, Mehmet Tuǧrul ^a,c   Ergene, Neyhan ^b  

^a Cabioglu Acupuncture Treatment Clinic   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electroacupuncture; LDL cholesterol; Obesity; Total cholesterol; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIET, REDUCING; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23944508307     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003132     Document Type: Article

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