Complementary and alternative therapies for weight loss.

Terrence E Steyer, Adrienne Ables

Journal: Primary care 2009;36(2):395-406

PMID: 19501250

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Abstract

Although many complementary therapies are promoted for the treatment of obesity, few are truly therapeutic. Evidence suggests that food containing diacylglycerol oil, acupuncture, and hypnosis are the only evidence-based complementary therapies for the treatment of obesity, and, at best, these should be used as adjuvants to the more conventional therapies of calorie restriction and exercise.

Address: Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, 9228 Medical Plaza Drive, Charleston, SC 29406, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2009.01.011

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MeSH Terms: Acupuncture Therapy, Complementary Therapies, Dietary Supplements, Homeopathy, Humans, Hypnosis, Obesity, Weight Loss