The Aimin Weight-Loss Clinic in Tianjin, China is acheiving dramatic results treating obese children with a combination of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatments:

"Traditional Chinese therapies are routine. Treatment at Aimin typically includes daily acupuncture sessions in which hair-thin needles are strategically inserted into chubby stomachs and thighs to suppress appetite and improve metabolism. (It's not for everyone; Feldman, who only partakes occasionally, says, "It hurts. You should hear people, screaming like dogs.") Patients also have herbal patches taped to their ears to help reduce hunger. And they receive up to six varieties of medication, according to individual need. "These include vitamins and minerals, and traditional Chinese medicine," says Liu, who declines to detail the exact ingredients. "It's not like Western medicine where you can say what it is and what it does."