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Acupuncture, is gradually becoming one of the most sought after treatments for a number of diseases and ailments, proving to be one of the most effective of healers and pain relievers.

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese therapy where thin, sterile, stainless steel pins are pierced at specific points on the body, depending upon the type of disease and the extent of pain felt. Over the years, acupuncture has been extremely successful in curing a wide range of illness such as headache, neck pain, backache as well as major diseases like cancer, arthritis etc., to a great extent.

Obesity is defined as a condition in which the body weight is increased above 30% of the ideal body weight due to excessive accumulation of fat. Obesity has been one of the greatest physical threats that has been faced by man since a long time and has been on the rise significantly. The National Center for Health Statistics has come out with the data that 30 percent of the adults in the United States, that is, around 60 million people and 16 percent of the children are obese. Obesity increases the risk of a large number of other diseases such as heart attacks, diabetes, hypertension, stroke and cancers too.

Weight loss, thus, is being given a great deal of importance. Exercises, diets and pills have been some of the most common methods to lose weight. But they have been slow processes. Although surgeries have been more successful, they have always been accompanied with a large number of harmful side effects and also have not been affordable for most. Acupuncture, the healing treatment by insertion of pins on particular points on the human body, developed by the Chinese over 5000 years back, has now been proved to aid weight loss.

The acupuncture treatment is carried out by inserting stainless steel pins into specific points on the body and in the ear. The exact reason due to which acupuncture aids weight loss is unknown, but the insertion triggers a calming effect on the body that reduces stress and anxiety and reduces the yearning for food. It also brings about a normalcy in the body metabolism and helps the organ systems regain balance.