Recent Studies
Two recent studies conclude that acupuncture greatly accelerates weight loss. "National Health" magazine reports in the January 2007 edition that a 2005 investigation recorded in the clinical journal "Zhongguo Zhen Jui" concluded with a low calorie diet program was nearly three times more effective in helping obese patients lose weight than diet alone.
A similar randomized controlled trial published in "Medical Acupuncture" found that an acupuncture-diet group lost twice as much weight (about 10 pounds) than a diet-only group after five weeks.