The fruit rind of Garcinia gummi-gutta, commonly known as Garcinia cambogia (syn.), is
extensively used traditionally as a flavourant in fish curries due to its sharp sour taste …

Sports nutrition is a constantly evolving field with hundreds of research papers published
annually. For this reason, keeping up to date with the literature is often difficult. This paper is …

Obesity is a medical situation in which excess body fat has gathered because of imbalance
between energy intake and energy expenditure. In spite of the fact that the variety of studies …

Background Compliance with conventional weight-management programs is notoriously
poor, and a plethora of over-the-counter slimming aids are sold with claims of effectiveness …

Objective Dietary supplements and alternative therapies are commercialized as a panacea
for obesity/weight gain as a result of the minimal regulatory requirements in demonstrating …

Over-the-counter dietary supplements to treat obesity appeal to many patients who desire a
“magic bullet” for weight loss. Asking overweight patients about their use of weight-loss …

The genus Garcinia belongs to the family Clusiaceae and has been involved in ayurvedic
preparations to medicate various pathophysiological disorders. The bioactive molecules like …

The aim of this systematic review is to examine the efficacy of Garcinia extract, hydroxycitric
acid (HCA) as a weight reduction agent, using data from randomised clinical trials (RCTs) …

The use of food supplements for weight loss purposes has rapidly gained popularity as the
prevalence of obesity increases. Navigating through the vast, often low quality, literature …

Aim: The efficacy of optimal doses of highly bioavailable (–)‐hydroxycitric acid (HCA‐SX)
alone and in combination with niacin‐bound chromium (NBC) and a standardized …