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Also known as Brindleberry, Malabar Tamarind and HCA. Garcinia Cambogia has been used for many years as a condiment in Thai and Indian cuisine.
The rind of this fruit is dried and extracted to produce Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA). Researchers found that HCA inhibits the enzyme in your body which converts excess blood sugar into fats.
It also reduces the production of fat and cholesterol in the body. It has been demonstrated that this extract has the ability to reduce fat production by 40 - 70%, up to 12 hours after eating a meal and even accelerates the breakdown of excess body fat you may already store.
A number of clinical trials have been performed including an 8 week double blind control study in 1993. This confirmed that the people who took HCA in combination with chromium lost an average of 5 kilos over 8 week period. Further research at Brandis University revealed that HCA plus Chromium helps curb the appetite, reduce food intake and help regulate obesity without the side effects associated with most appetite suppressant drugs.
HCA is a completely natural food, being used in foods for hundreds of years. Researches have satisfied themselves that HCA has no adverse side effects. In fact it is even safer that the citric acid commonly used as a preservative in foods today.
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