Evidence brief · Supplement
Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) for Liver injury
Evidence grade C — Rare but serious
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 1
- graded outcome
- 0
- references listed
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1 at grade C — 1 graded row
What is known
Each outcome with its grade (how strong the evidence is, A to D), the size of the effect where the entry records one, and how often studies agree.
- Liver injuryEvidence grade C
Rare but serious
Smalllow
What is uncertain
Read off the same rows as above. Nothing here is added that the entry does not itself record.
- Thin evidence: Liver injury (grade C).
The evidence in words
The verdict
For liver injury, Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) earns evidence grade C (small effect, low consistency) — the evidence is limited or mixed. Rare but serious
How it might work
HCA inhibits an enzyme in fat synthesis and may modestly affect satiety.
How to use it
Safety & cautions
Rare hepatotoxicity reported; avoid.
Bottom line
Doesn't work for weight and carries a rare liver risk. One to avoid.
Goes with
- Garcinia Cambogia (HCA)Read the full Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) monographEvidence grade D
Related reading
Entries that share this one's tags or conditions.
- CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) for Fat lossEvidence grade D — Not meaningfulEvidence grade D
- Forskolin for Fat lossEvidence grade D — Weak, unreplicatedEvidence grade D
- Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) for Weight lossEvidence grade D — Not meaningfulEvidence grade D
- CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) for Insulin sensitivityEvidence grade C — Possible worseningEvidence grade C
Sources
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Last revised . A grade is this entry's reading of the evidence, not medical advice.