Garcinia Cambogia is the
newest craze in the weight loss industry, thanks to it’s endorsement by
American Television Doctor , Dr OZ. It’s been around for years, grown natively
in Indonesia, India, Malaysia and some parts of Africa. It is used extensively
in Malaysia and Indonesia for fish soups and preservation of fish. It recently
found it’s way to America and like everything Hollywood touches, it blows up ,
exaggerates and squeezes dry. Garcinia Cambogia has some remarkable weight loss
abilities just like every other fruit like grape, Lemon etc. Garcinia Cambogia
however goes one step further, it also has fat blocking abilities. This has
made Garcinia Cambogia (the rind), the
go to fruit for the creation of diet supplements and generally all things
weight loss. The extract from its rind is called hydroxycitric acid (HCA) also
contained in Hibiscus Flower. This substance has been said to help with
the modulation of Lipid Metabolism. Lipids here being a generic term used for cholesterols, Bile
salts, Eicosanoids, Fatty acids, Ketone bodies, Phospholipids and a host of
others, which are all weight related.
This scientifically confirmed
it’s a fat blocking substance . It also helps increase serotonin levels that improve
sleep patterns which can also greatly affect
weight. That said !
Does Garcinia Cambogia really
work and what do I expect?
Garcinia Cambogia extracts in
supplements would produce some noticeable loss in weight after three months
constant use, mixed with mild exercise and eating the right foods. Dr Oz Claims
4 pounds per month, put it at 1kg instead , that’s 3 kg in three months (this
is when it would become noticeable). The constituent known as hydroxycitric
acid (HCA) helps to suppress appetite making it very good for emotional eaters
. It inhibits citrate lyase, a digestive enzyme that converts unused carbohydrates
in food into fats which results in the making of LDL cholesterol (Low Density Lipoprotein) which enables
the transportation of cholesterol ,triglycerides
and other lipids in the water around body cells, resulting in weight related
health problems like cardio vascular disease. Garcinia Cambogia has been used in weight loss
studies comparing it’s use to that of
very controlled diets of 30 obese person allowed a maximum of 1200kCal
per day (which is way less than what
most people would normally take per day). And another set of obese people given 1320mg of Cambogia supplements for a day
for 2 months. The “Lab rats” saw remarkable changes of about 14 pounds compared
to the 6 pounds average loss found in
people with the restricted diet. From
this little experiment, it can be concluded to combine your diet with Garcinia
Cambogia supplements. Limit your daily intake to 1200 kcal per day using the
placebo diet while taking the garcinia cambogia supplements.
What are the side effects of Garcinia Cambogia?
None. It’s a fruit, it’s
natural. The supplements however depending on the company making it might come
with side effects. First you have to ensure you buy garcinia cambogia supplements
that contain 60% HCA for any remarkable results. You also have to ensure you
are buying a genuine product. It’s an added advantage if you are buying
from suppliers who have direct links from areas the plant is grown naturally .
