The aim of present study was to examine the effectiveness of diet and exercise accompanied by acupuncture for two months on body mass and spot reduction in adult women. 40 volunteer subjects (BF% ?30) aged between 25 and 50 were selected from the surrounding community through advertisements. They were classified randomly to three classes: 1- exp 1 (diet and exercise) 2- exp (diet and exercise accompanied by acupuncture) 3- cont. (control). Data related to the 27 (%BF=35. 7T3) subjects were analyzed using the statistical program of SPSS (ANOVA - Manova). The rest of subjects were excluded because they didn’t ‘1 take part regularly in the program. Body mass index, body mass and body fat decreased significantly (P?0.05) in Exp1 and Exp2 groups in comparison with Cont. group. Abdominal and thigh skin folds decreased significantly (P?0.05) in Exp1 and Exp2 groups in comparison with cont. Group. Conclusion . Like other works, we found that fat reducted in center in the body of both experimental groups (1,5,6).
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