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Nutr Hosp. 2015 Dec 1;32(6):2400-8. doi: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.6.9587.
THE EFFECT OF GARCINIA CAMBOGIA AS COADJUVANT IN THE WEIGHT LOSS PROCESS.
- 1Faculdade
de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro
Universitário UNIVATES, Universitário, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul..
simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
- 2Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Nutrição (UFCSPA), Brasil.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
due
to the significant increase in the obesity rate in recent years, public
health has been facing in many countries of the world, one of the major
problems caused by this disease. Because of this, natural products
arise, herbal,
to assist in the treatment of obesity due to their safer effects. Among
these, stands out the extract obtained from dried fruits of Garcinia
Cambogia (GC), which has been studied and used as a natural supplement
for weight loss.
OBJECTIVE:
to
investigate the GC administration as a coadjuvant factor in the
treatment of obesity regarding to its effectiveness, way of action,
recommended daily amount, side effects and contraindications, as a way
of food and nutritional security for the population.
METHODOLOGY:
literature
review. There were consulted the database of LILACS-BIREME data, SciELO
and MEDLINE and there were selected scientific articles published in
English, Portuguese and Spanish, between the period of 2007 and 2014
that conducted studies involving the administration of the GC as a way
of treatment for obesity. The descriptors used for research articles in
the databases were the following: Garcinia Cambogia in Portuguese, and
in English the terms used were "Garcinia Cambogia", "weight loss and
obesity", and "Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA)"; this last one is not a
descriptor indexed in Decs, but given the importance of this term for
the search, it was adopted as a keyword. Thirty-four articles were
identified, but only 21 were related to the objectives of this study.
The first analysis of the articles was conducted by the title and then
by the summary. In addition, 17 references were included because of
their relevance to the study.
RESULTS:
in some analyzed works, there was observed that the GC showed positive effects on weight loss process, appetite reduction, body fat percentage, triglycerides, cholesterol and glucose levels, lipogenesis process, while others had no effect.
CONCLUSION:
studies
suggest positive results about the effectiveness of the GC on the
weight loss process. However, the ideal dosage has not been well
established yet. There is little evidence of adverse effects and signs
of protective effect against hepatotoxicity induced by ethanol.
Therefore, it becomes necessary to carry out further studies to confirm
the efficacy of this phytotherapy in the weight loss process.
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