Garcinia Cambogia, known in Indonesia as Gelugur Acid, is now widely believed to be a slimming drug. For some people, slimming is a hard thing. Various methods have been taken, such as a strict diet or trying certain products. But unfortunately, the results are not commensurate. So is it true that this plant can lose weight?
Feeling hopeless, they finally tried slimming pills which were claimed to be able to streamline instantly. One of the popular fat-cutting pills today is slimming pills that contain garcinia cambogia.
Garcinia cambogia is a tropical fruit that grows in Southeast Asia. This fruit looks like a small pumpkin, but it is green or yellow. Extracts from garcinia cambogia are often used as a main ingredient in slimming pills.
Weight Loss due to Garcinia Cambogia?
Garcinia cambogia contains an active substance called hydroxycitric acid (HCA). HCA substances are claimed to be able to encourage fat burning, reduce appetite, and block enzymes that can make fat tissue in the body, namely citrate liase. But until now, the efficacy of HCA for slimming still has not been proven strongly.
Based on research, it was found that people who consumed garcinia cambogia only managed to lose weight around 0.9 kilograms more than people who did not consume them.
This amount of weight loss is not significant enough and could have happened because of the effects of a low calorie diet and exercise that was undertaken during the program.
Side Effects of Its Use
Even though it is natural, garcinia cambogia also has side effects. A warning has been issued by the FDA as a food and drug regulatory agency of the United States about the dangers of using slimming pills that contain garcinia cambogia. According to the case found by the agency, there are users of slimming pills garcinia cambogia who experience serious disorders of the liver. Even so, garcinia cambogia cannot be blamed completely, because there are other ingredients that might be the cause of the disorder.
The experts are still debating. There are studies that state that garcinia cambogia is harmful to the liver and some say it is safe. In conclusion, further clinical research is still needed to acknowledge the efficacy of garcinia cambogia for weight loss.
Apart from liver disorders, there are other side effects that you might feel.
- Stomach ache or diarrhea.
- Headache.
- Dry mouth.
- Dizzy.
The use of garcinia cambogia should be avoided if you are taking antidepressant, antidiabetic, asthma, allergic, anemia, blood thinning, cholesterol-lowering, or pain relief medications. Pregnant or breastfeeding women and sufferers of liver and kidney disorders are also not recommended to use it.
Some slimming pill products that contain garcinia cambogia have been registered with BPOM RI. Even so, you must be careful when taking it, even though the product is claimed to use natural ingredients. Read each of the instructions and warnings listed on the packaging if you intend to streamline the body with the help of slimming pills or can consult a doctor.
Instead of using garcinia cambogia, remember that there are still many healthier ways to lose weight, such as maintaining food intake and regular exercise for 30 minutes a day.
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