Research Progress on the Mechanism of Acupuncture Treatment for Obesity
Obesity is a complex disease,the pathogenic factors include heredity,environment,behavior and metabolism,which have a dual impact on the physical and mental health of patients.At the same time,with the rise of obese people,it also causes certain pressure on the social economy.Traditional Chinese medicine believes that obesity is related to spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness.As a green,safe and effective therapy,a large number of animal experiments and clinical evidence have shown that acupuncture is effective in the prevention and treatment of obesity.However,the mechanism of acupuncture weight loss is not completely clear.In this paper,through the analysis of the relevant literature on acupuncture weight loss in the past decade,it is found that acupuncture treatment of obesity is mostly based on the principle of invigorating spleen,removing dampness and resolving phlegm.The mechanism of acupuncture weight loss involves multiple levels,including regulating gastrointestinal function,improving metabolism,regulating endocrine,regulating chronic inflammation and autophagy,regulating intestinal flora,regulating nervous system and regulating adipose tissue.These mechanisms work together to achieve the effect of weight loss.This study reviews the research progress on the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of obesity,which is conducive to expanding the ideas for the treatment of this disease and enriching the theoretical connotation of acupuncture weight loss.