Safety · Supplement
Garcinia Cambogia (HCA): side effects, safety & interactions
Rare hepatotoxicity reported; avoid.
- Overall grade
- Grade D
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Rare hepatotoxicity reported; avoid.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) is
Garcinia cambogia supplies hydroxycitric acid (HCA), heavily marketed for appetite and fat.
The honest bottom line
Doesn't work for weight and carries a rare liver risk. One to avoid.
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