How does garcinia cambogia work?
ANSWER
The active ingredient in the fruit's rind, hydroxycitric acid, or HCA, appears to block an enzyme called citrate lyase, which your body uses to make fat. It also raises levels of the brain chemical serotonin, which may make you feel less hungry.
Reviewed by Melinda Ratini on October 6, 2019
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Onakpoya, I. , 2011. Journal of Obesity
NYU Langone Medical Center: "Weight Loss Aids."
Byrne, S. , March 24, 2014. Consumer Reports
Wielinga, P.Y. , June 1, 2005. American Journal of Physiology
Leonhardt, M. , October 2004. Nutrition
Hayamizu, K. , April 2003. Fitoterapia
Preuss, H. , January 2004. Nutrition Research
Preuss, H. , May 2004. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Preuss, H. , February 2005. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research
Drugs.com: "Garcinia (hydroxycitric acid)."
Kim, Y. , Aug. 7, 2013. World Journal of Gastroenterology
Stohs, S. , November 2010. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods
Clouatre, D. , Nov. 28, 2013. World Journal of Gastroenterology
Marquez, F. , Issue 7, 2012. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Medscape: "Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists."
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