A Cold Physical Treatment to Manage Insulin Resistance

A Cold Physical Treatment to Manage Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistant volunteers will choose to undergo an 8-week cold treatment, 2 hours per day, to selective regions of the body enriched with brown fat including neck, supraclavicular and interscapular regions) in combination with electroacupuncture (EA). Their insulin sensitivity and glucose and lipid homeostasis will be measured. The brown fat activation will be assessed by positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT)-scans and/or serum marker measurements.

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI: 20-30
• Insulin resistant

Exclusion Criteria:

• uncontrolled hypertension
• insulin dependent diabetics
• heart diseases
• hyperthyroidism
• secondary obesity
• surgical operation within treatment or planned in two months
• pregnancy
• anemia
• liver or kidney failure
• cancer