Research Shows How Chiropractic Adjustments Promote Weight Loss

This white paper discusses the significance of the 2012 study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism called “Baseline sympathetic nervous system activity predicts dietary weight loss in obese metabolic syndrome subjects”.

Many factors contribute to why some people cannot lose weight while implementing similar strategies to those who easily shed pounds. One major factor evaluated in this study was the tone and
drive of the nervous system. Researchers evaluated a group of obese subjects who put the exact same weight loss strategies in place to drop weight. The findings were quite remarkable. One of the key ingredients to those who lost weight is very specific and unique to chiropractors. This research shines light on testimonies shared by millions of people over eleven decades who have experienced a promotion of weight loss after routine adjustments. The findings are as follows:

➢ The sympathetic nervous system is widely distributed throughout the body and subconsciously regulates many physiological functions including the control of the resting metabolic rate and the dissipation of calories after food intake.
➢ The objective was to investigate whether the variability of weight loss attained during hypo-caloric dietary intervention is related to individual differences in baseline sympathetic drive and nutritional sympathetic nervous system responsiveness.
➢ The study specifically examined the relationship between activity of the sympathetic nervous system and weight-loss outcomes in a group of obese individuals on a low-calorie diet intervention program.
➢ Researchers evaluated 42 overweight or obese subjects who had participated in dietarylifestyle intervention trials that cut their daily caloric intake by 30 percent for 12 weeks.
➢ Resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) was measured by micro-neurography, a process involving the insertion of metal micro-electrodes into nerve fascicles (a bundle of nerve fibers).
 ➢ Weight loss-resistant subjects in the lower percentile of weight loss had significantly blunted MSNA responses to oral glucose at baseline compared with successful weight losers.
➢ Researchers also found successful weight losers demonstrated large increases in nerve activity following a carbohydrate test meal, whereas the responses were completely blunted in weight-loss resistant subjects.
➢ Findings suggest a significant contribution of subconscious nervous system activity to the success of dietary weight loss.
➢ Resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) is a significant independent predictor of weight-loss outcome in a cohort of overweight or obese subjects.
➢ These findings indicate that baseline sympathetic drive and nutritional sympathetic responsiveness may be important prognostic biological markers for weight loss outcome.

Science shows that weight loss is significantly influenced by hormones. And hormones are heavily directed by the nervous system. This study revealed that the tone and drive of the sympathetic nervous system was a significant indicator in whether or not the tested subjects were able to successfully lose weight. Individuals who experienced a more difficult time losing weight had lower resting nervous system activity compared to those who more readily dropped weight under the same circumstances. Some patients that begin chiropractic spinal adjustments lose weight without ever making any dietary or lifestyle changes. This study gives tremendous insight into why and how a chiropractic spinal adjustment could help a person better able to lose or maintain body weight.

Chiropractic Advocate Jan 2018

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