Evidence of Garcinia cambogia as a fat burning and appetite suppressing agents

• Published in: Archives of pharmacy practice 2016-01, Vol.7 (5), p.22-28
• Main Authors: Ab Rahman, Wan Nur, Lee, Kah, Yee, June, Gupta, Manish, Ming, Long
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Appetite; Dietary supplements; Garcinia; Garcinia cambogia; Health aspects; hydroxycitric acid; hypolipidemic effect; Lipid metabolism; Methods; Obesity; Rodents; Studies; Weight loss
• ISSN: 2045-080X; 2320-5210; 2045-080X
• DOI: 10.4103/2045-080X.183033

Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the uses of products containing Garcinia cambogia to burn fat and suppressed the appetite. Introduction: The availability and popularity of natural dietary supplements for the treatment of obesity have risen dramatically in recent years. Investigation and analysis on the efficacy and effectiveness of the G. cambogia are challenging. Furthermore, consuming the products that claimed the anti-obesity effect without a strong judgment is not an appropriate way to losing weight. The overweight prevalence of 29.71% for the Malaysian adults aged 18-59 years indicates that the overweight problem in Malaysia is almost as serious as that for the developed countries. Methodology: An electronic search of PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, Clinical Key for studies, case report, trials and reviews using the following search criteria. Examining the product registration in Pharmaceutical Division Services, Ministry of Health. The Malaysian Advertisement Board was referred. Results: Consumers in Malaysia most likely tend to have a fast method in losing the weight. When the product is advertised inappropriately without any strong evidence based, the Malaysian society is solely at risk in buying the product that does not have a confirmed effectiveness and efficacy. The doubts in using G. cambogia are because the marketed product is there is no single formulation that contains only G. Cambogia.