Obesity seems to have become a global issue. The world-renowned medical journal “The Lancet” unexpectedly reported in 2017: globally, the number of overweight individuals has surpassed that of thin individuals. In China, the total number of obese men and women exceeds that of the United States, making it the country with the largest obese population worldwide.
Where there is demand, there is supply. With the awakening of everyone’s health consciousness, the weight loss market has become a huge industry. Various weight loss methods and products are emerging, leading many uninformed individuals to take various detours. Today, let’s analyze some of the most popular weight loss methods to explore what they entail.
Listening to the painful “embedding thread” weight loss method
Honestly, when the term “embedding thread” was first heard, it felt quite painful.
In fact, this method has been popular since the older generations, originally known as acupuncture weight loss. Many people have tried it. In recent years, it has been given a new term, called “acupuncture embedding thread weight loss method,” where “sheep intestine thread is embedded into corresponding acupoints, causing inflammation reaction, continuously stimulating the acupoints until the sheep intestine thread is absorbed.”
This method may sound terrifying, but a quick online search reveals that many people are using it.
So, what is the principle behind this method? Who can benefit from it?
The actual principle involves using acupuncture and external forces to improve the body’s metabolism and endocrine system, suppress appetite, essentially offering another way to lose weight through dieting. After the thread is embedded, a doctor provides a diet plan, specifying food restrictions and consumption limitations.
This method is not suitable for everyone and carries certain risks. There was recent news about a female boss in Wenzhou who underwent 30 needle thread embeddings for weight loss, resulting in buttock ulcers. It is essential to seek this treatment from reputable medical institutions. Of course, this method may have some effect on obese individuals with a high body mass index (BMI above 28).
However, for those with low body fat percentage who seek perfection, this method is not recommended. These individuals already have insufficient energy intake, possibly not even meeting the basic metabolic rate. If they further suppress their food intake to achieve a slimmer figure, they will suffer severe malnutrition, leading to more harm than good.
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