Efeito da acupuntura e fitoterapia no tratamento da obesidade em adultos: uma revisão sistemática

Abstract

Obesity has become a global epidemic and affects more than 600 million adults worldwide (WHO, 2016). Currently, it is considered a serious public health problem. This is a systematic review that examined studies on the effect of acupuncture and herbal medicine on weight loss in obese adults. Searches were performed in MEDLINE (via PubMed), EMBASE (via ScienceDirect), LILACS (via VHL) and Cochrane databases. Original studies that evaluated the use of these integrative practices for the treatment of obesity in adults, white and black, non-indigenous, without limits of gender and nationality, were included. Two independent researchers used Rayyan QCRI software for article retrieval and duplicate removal. In addition, Mendeley Reference Manager software was used for reference management. To analyze the methodological quality, the PEDro Scale and the risk of bias were used, using the Risk of Bias (RoB2) tool. The level of certainty of the evidence was conducted using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. The qualitative synthesis of data was approached through the effect of weight loss in adults who used one or a combination of these two practices (acupuncture and/or phytotherapy). In view of this, the importance of this review is emphasized to compose the current evidence on the effect of acupuncture and phytotherapy in the treatment of obese adults.