Titolo: Aimin Fat Reduction Hospital in China

Descrizione: TIANJIN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1: An overweight man shows his tongue to Dr. Li Ruijun before she begins his acupuncutre treatment at the Aimin Fat Reduction Hospital on September 1 2003, in Tianjin, China. The hospital treats obese people from all over China, but also treats people from Western countries.The treatment consists of physical excercise, acupuncture, counselling and Chinese medicine. The combination of acupuncture and medicine reduces the patients' appetite. Chinese medical theory stresses that obese people have imbalanced digestive systems. The hospitals' most celebrated case is a young man who reduced his weight from 530 pounds to 180 within three years. (Photo by Getty Images)

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