Alternative Weight Loss Therapy for Chinese

Some Chinese have found an easier way to lose weight than the normal methods of diet and exercize. A recent study says obesity levels are rising fast in the country of 1.3 billion people, with more than a quarter of the adult population overweight or obese.

Dr. Zhao Jizhong owns a clinic, which employs massage and acupuncture for weight loss. He says that while massage and acupuncture don't make fat miraculously disappear, they cause weight loss indirectly.

"The main reason for us to develop such therapies is to promote blood circulation. It suppresses the sense of hunger, and promotes the resistance of insulin. The fat then gets digested out of the system.”

Song Yonghong, a weight loss patient said "Out of all weight losing methods, this is the most relaxed and the easiest way. You will feel more energetic even without injections and medicine. I have decided to adopt this wonderful weight loss therapy for the rest of my life."

According to Dr. Zhao, patients tend to lose between five to 10 pounds in 12 massage sessions.