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Laser acupuncture reduces body fat in obese female undergraduate students

Endocrinology
Author
Xiao-Guang Liu et al.
Used Parameters : BW, BMI, BFM, PBF

Publication Year : 2012

Country : China

Journal : International Journal of Photoenergy

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacies of laser acupunctures with different laser irradiation doses for body weight loss and body fat reduction in obese persons. Twentyeight subjects with simple obesity were divided into four groups receiving laser acupunctures at 0, 358, 478, and 597 J/cm 2, respectively, which were applied to the acupoints of Cv 8, St 25, and Sp 15, six times per week for four weeks. Body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and …
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