Move Over Weight Watchers, a new dietary supplement combination has doctors raving. Due to its almost unbelievable results, it has also created quite a frenzy among dieters. The unique combination of Garcinia Cambogia, a fat burning extract from a rare tropical fruit, and Green Coffee Beans is so effective it has become one of the hottest diets in the United States – But not without controversy.
Critics say the compounds – hydroxycitric acid, or HCA (the extract from the Garcinia Cambogia fruit), and GCA (Green Coffee Chlorogenic Acid Extract) – cause such dramatic weight loss that they are ripe for abuse by people who only want to lose weight for cosmetic reasons. Proponents of the nutrients claim that they have been proven by scientific studies to be effective and safe, and that banning the natural compounds would be akin to banning vitamins.
One thing people on both sides can agree on is that the controversial, new supplements when used in conjunction work. According to a new study from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center, men and women who took the Garcinia Cambogia supplement for 8 weeks lost an average of 16.5 pounds without additional diet or exercise.
Another study published in the journal Nutrition Research found that people taking Garcinia Cambogia extract lost an average of 6.7 percent of their total body weight, including 12.3 percent of their total body fat – with zero side effects. In fact, not only were there not any side effects, but people using the supplement actually experienced improved health measures across the board, including reductions in bad LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood sugar.
And if all that weren’t reason enough to have desperate slimmers stocking up, researchers from the Department of Laboratory Medicine found that people taking Garcinia Cambogia extract experienced a significant decline in cravings for sweets and other foods high in carbohydrates – likely due to the nutrient’s positive effect on insulin and blood sugar counts.
A similar study published in the journal Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity found that people taking Green Coffee Bean extract lost an average of 8.4% of their total body weight and 4.4% of their total body fat – without making any changes to their diet.
Should Garcinia Cambogia and Green Coffee Bean Be Regulated?
News of this breakthrough has spread like wildfire and has propelled Garcinia Cambogia and Green Coffee Bean extract to the top of the weight loss world. However, some doctors argue this fat loss duo may, in fact, cause too much of a weight reduction to be offered over-the-counter and therefore should be regulated like Xenical and other prescription diet aids.
Indeed, published, peer-reviewed research shows an average weight loss of 10 percent of a person’s bodyweight within just 10 weeks – an effect greater than most prescription diet pills.
This has some weight-management experts fearing the new super slimmers may, in fact, cause too much weight loss and may be abused by people who have no business taking it. In fact, The Norwegian Department of Public Health recently did a survey that showed 23% of normal-weight people consider themselves overweight – and are therefore four times more likely to misuse diet aids in an unwarranted attempt to lose weight.
Weight-management experts, as well as the Norwegian researchers, point out that the slimming aids should only be used by overweight individuals, not vanity seekers, in conjunction with healthy eating and regular physical activity.