title: THE EFFECT OF GARCINIA CAMBOGIA AS COADJUVANT IN THE WEIGHT LOSS PROCESS.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário UNIVATES, Universitário, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fassina
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Nutrição (UFCSPA), Brasil.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scherer Adami
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Nutrição (UFCSPA), Brasil.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Valdeni
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Terezinha Zani
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Nutrição (UFCSPA), Brasil.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Kasper Machado
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Nutrição (UFCSPA), Brasil.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Juliano
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garavaglia
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário UNIVATES, Universitário, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Magali Terezinha
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Quevedo Grave
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Departamento de Nutrição (UFCSPA), Brasil.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Nutrição, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário UNIVATES, Universitário, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul.. simonedb@ufcspa.edu.br.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morelo Dal Bosco
mesh_terms: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001067:Appetite Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000187:drug effects; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D029761:Garcinia cambogia; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D001067:Appetite Depressants; D010936:Plant Extracts